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the temporal bone

HSK 10
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niè
ショウ
섭
Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 聶 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (顳)
頁 page+ 聶 whisper (iii) =
顳 the temporal bone
頁 Meaning component
page
聶 Phonetic component
whisper (iii)
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Simplified (颞)
页 page+ 聂 Nie (surname) =
颞 the temporal bone
页 Meaning component
yè page
page, sheet, leaf
聂 Phonetic component
niè Nie (surname)
whisper
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Notes
Similar Characters
夏 summer头 top (simp)寡 widowed履 footwear瀕 riverside (trad)煩 vexed (trad/jp)頃 100 Chinese acres (trad/jp)須 have to (trad/jp)頪 bright white頭 head (trad/jp)頻 repeatedly (trad/jp)碩 big (trad)頂 crest (trad/jp)項 item (trad/jp)順 obey (trad/jp)頌 extol (trad)頏 fly down or downward (trad)預 beforehand (trad/jp)頑 stubborn (trad/jp)頒 promulgate (trad/jp)
Chinese
颞 / 顳 [niè]
bones of the temple (on the human head); see 顳顬|颞颥, temple
Japanese
顳顬 (rare) 、 蟀谷 (rare) 、 顳 (rare) こめかみ 、 コメカミ 同音
noun anatomy usually kana temple (on side of head)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
颞叶 [niè​yè] #36,489
temporal lobe
颞骨 [niè​gǔ] #51,354
temporal bone
颞颥 [niè​rú]
temple (the sides of human head)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
顳顬 [こめかみ] #73,529
temple (on side of head)