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Meaning of 颐

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(Trad.: 頤)
Pinyin:
English Definition: cheek; lower cheek; chin; jaw; to nourish
Chinese Definition:
①面颊,腮:支颐。解颐。颐指气使。
②休养,保养:颐神。颐养。
③文言助词,无义:“夥颐!涉之为王沈沈者”。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (head) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ chén ] minister, statesman, official, vassal
    • [ ] page, sheet, leaf
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Example Words
颐指气使 zhǐ shǐ lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy
颐养天年 yǎng tiān nián lit. to nurture one's years (idiom); fig. to enjoy one's later years
大快朵颐 kuài duǒ to gorge oneself; to eat heartily (idiom)
颐和园 yuán Summer Palace in Beijing
颐养 yǎng to nourish; to nurture; to strengthen
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Example Sentences
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Sense and cheek department packing feeling.
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33
In its 33 years in business, NEA has done that job quite well.
3
西
For starters, NEA is based on the wrong coast, with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Md.
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480
NEA cut a $4.8 million check the next day and got to work helping shape the business.
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But when you look at the returns to investors, you realize that it's much, much better than that.