Taxonomy of meanings for 頤:　　

  • 頤 yí (OC: k-lɯ MC: jɨ) 與之切 平 廣韻：【頥養也説文亦同𦣞 】
    • CHIN
      • nlower part of the face, including the chin as well as the cheeks
    • REAR
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2figurativebring up N1 by means of N2; intellectually feed N1 on N2CH
    • HEXAGRAMS
      • FINAL PARTICLES
        • SURNAMES
        • 頤 yí (OC: lɯ MC: jɨ) 與之切 平 廣韻：【𦣞籀文 】
        • 頤 yí (OC: lɯ MC: jɨ) 與之切 平 廣韻：【説文曰顄也 】
        • yíCULTIVATE
          • vttoN1. prep N2cultivate N1 (by drawing spiritual sustenance) from N2CH
        • yíFEED
          • vtoNfigurativenourish, feedCH
          • nmsustenance; supportCH

        Additional information about 頤

        說文解字: 【𦣝(𦣞)】， 𩔞 也。象形。凡 𦣞 之屬皆从 𦣞 【與之切】 【頤】，篆文 𦣞 〔小徐本作「篆文𦣞從頁。」〕 【𩠡(𩠛)】，籒文从首。 〔小徐本作「籒文𦣞從首。」〕

          Criteria
        • CHIN

          1. The most current and the most general word for the lower part of the face is yí 頤, but the word does include the cheeks. See CHEEK.

          2. Hàn 頷 is used to refer to the jaw of a dragon, but the word is rare in ancient texts and hard to fix semantically with any precision.

          3. Hǎi 頦 is post-Buddhist (TANG) colloquial.