Memory phrase for the Kanji: 頰

頰

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Meaning cheek

Pronunciation

HŌ

Explanation

Left the traditional form 夾 of: to squeeze 夹, which then was: A big 大 person is squeezed between two others 人人, right: head/forehead 頁

Mnemonic
 
They are squeezing the head: the cheeks.

Radicals

夹 squeezedLeft and right a person 人, which are still visible at 頰, between which the main person (husband 夫 or big person 大) is squeezed.
頁 (fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
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