颞

颞 · niè

the temporal bone

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
niè
Cantonese
nip6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

the temporal bone

Dictionary definitions & readings

颞 niè · bones of the temple (on the human head); see 顳顬, temple

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0834.050:niè Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
267.190:niè Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
SEMBO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
1148.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1410.451 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+989E
Radical
页 · 181
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6045

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Stroke order

16 strokes
颞
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

顳

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74385.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74385.020
kIRGKangXi
1410.451
kKangXi
1410.451
kSMSZD2003Index
775.04
kCangjie
SEMBO
kFourCornerCode
1148.2
kPhonetic
979*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-7228
kRSUnicode
181'.10
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
295030
kEACC
295030
kGB0
8208
kTGH
2013:6045
kCantonese
nip6
kDefinition
the temporal bone
kMandarin
niè
kTGHZ2013
267.190:niè
kXHC1983
0834.050:niè
kTraditionalVariant
U+9873

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 颞0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
聂 beside 页 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰聂页$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰聂页$(G)

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