Where does “頬” come from?

頬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 列, from Middle Chinese 列.

頬 (Japanese): cheek; the cheeks; the face

Definitions

  1. cheek; the cheeks; the face

Ancestry of “頬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese列line, row; a column of a matrix
2Middle Chinese列—

Words derived from “頬”

Every word from Middle Chinese 列 →Every word from Japanese 列 →