鼼 (yào) - A hooked or upturned nose & in traditional Chinese medicine, refers to a specific
鼼 · yào
A hooked or upturned nose;
in traditional Chinese medicine, refers to a specific facial feature or nose shape.
A hooked or upturned nosein traditional Chinese medicine, refers to a specific
Usage highlights
Hooked noseNasal featureUpturned nosePhysiognomy termFacial characteristic
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He has a distinctive upturned nose (鼼鼻).
- In physiognomy, a hooked nose (鼼) is considered significant.
- The character 鼼 describes a specific nasal feature (鼻鼼).
Collocations
- Hooked nose(鼼鼻)
- Nasal feature(鼻鼼)
- Upturned nose(鼻鼼)
- Physiognomy term(面相鼼)
- Facial characteristic(面鼼)
Cultural background
FAQ- Used in traditional Chinese physiognomy (面相) to describe nasal features believed to indicate personality traits.
- Appears in classical medical texts describing facial anatomy.
- Considered a rare character with specialized usage.