顴 meaning and stroke order

quán

Cheekbones

Strokes27
Pinyinquán
ToneTone 2

How to write 顴, stroke by stroke

27 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 顴

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

quánsecond tone (rising)
  1. (bound form) cheekbone

How 顴 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Head.

頁 gives the meaning and 雚 hints at the sound.

Radical: 頁 (page), shared by 45 characters on this site.

Common words with 顴

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
顴骨quángǔcheekbone; zygomatic bone

Questions about 顴

How many strokes are in 顴?

顴 is written with 27 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 顴 mean?

顴 (quán) means cheekbones. A common word with it is 颧骨 (quángǔ), meaning "cheekbone; zygomatic bone".

How do you pronounce 顴?

顴 is pronounced quán, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 顴?

The radical of 顴 is 頁, which carries the idea of "page". Dictionaries list 顴 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 顴?

顴 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 颧, used in mainland China and Singapore.