Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "颡", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "颡", and master the standard way of writing the character "颡".
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颡
顙 sǎng
名词
1. 额头 (forehead)
引:
1. 《说文》:颡,额也。从页,桑声。
2. 《方計》:中夏谓之额,东齐谓之颡。
3. 《孟子》:可使过颡。
4. 《孔子家语·困誓》:河目龙颡。
5. 刘安《淮南子》:靥辅在颊则好,在颡则丑。
例:如:颡骨(额骨);颡泚(额上汗淋淋。借指心中惶惶不安);颡汗(额头上冒汗)
2. 头 (head)
引:
1. 唐·杜甫《义鹘》:修鳞脱远枝,巨颡拆老拳。
3. 喉咙;嗓子 (throat)
例:如:颡根(喉的后部);颡子眼(喉咙眼);颡根轴子(即人体咽喉与食管部位);颡子(喉咙)
动词
“稽颡”的省称,即叩头、磕头 (kowtow; kotow)
引:
1. 《仪礼·士丧礼》:拜稽颡。 注:“头触地。”
2. 《左传·昭公二十五年》:再拜颡。
Meaning of "颡"
顙 sǎng
Noun
1. Forehead
References:
1. "Shuowen": 颡 refers to the forehead, composed of the elements for 'head' and 'sang' sound.
2. "Fangji": In the central region, it is called 'forehead', while in Eastern Qi, it is referred to as '颡'.
3. "Mengzi": Can be passed over the 颡.
4. "Confucian Analects": The dragon's 颡 resembling the river eyes.
5. Liu An’s "Huainanzi": Dimples at the cheeks are beautiful, at the 颡 they are unattractive.
Example: e.g., 颡骨 (forehead bone); 颡泚 (sweating on the forehead, metaphorically indicating inner anxiety); 颡汗 (sweat on the forehead)
2. Head
Reference:
1. Tang poet Du Fu: "Restored scales shed far branches, the gigantic head demolishes old fists."
3. Throat
Example: e.g., 颡根 (the back part of the throat); 颡子眼 (the throat hole); 颡根轴子 (the region between the human throat and esophagus); 颡子 (throat)
Verb
A shortened form of "稽颡", meaning to bow the head or prostration (kowtow; kotow)
References:
1. "Rites of Zhou": To prostrate the head. Note: "the head touches the ground."
2. "Zuo Zhuan": To bow twice to the 颡.