Chinese symbol for “cheeks”
颊
jiá
Traditional: 頰
cheeks
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cheeks is 颊 (jiá), defined as: cheeks.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 颊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脸颊 (臉頰) | liǎn jiá | cheek |
| 面颊 (面頰) | miàn jiá | cheek |
| 缓颊 (緩頰) | huǎn jiá | to urge reconciliation; to dissuade from punitive action |
| 两颊生津 (兩頰生津) | liǎng jiá shēng jīn | mouth-watering; to whet one's appetite |
| 批颊 (批頰) | pī jiá | to slap sb's cheeks |
| 栗颊噪鹛 (栗頰噪鶥) | lì jiá zào méi | (bird species of China) rufous-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cheeks”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.