Chinese symbol for “maxilla”
上颌
shàng hé
Traditional: 上頜
maxilla (upper jaw)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for maxilla is 上颌 (shàng hé), defined as: maxilla (upper jaw).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “maxilla”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 上颌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of; above-mentioned |
| 实际上 (實際上) | shí jì shàng | in fact; in reality |
| 下颌 (下頜) | xià hé | lower jaw; mandible |
| 上颌骨 (上頜骨) | shàng hé gǔ | maxilla (upper jaw) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “maxilla”.
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.