Chinese character 頯

Its core referent is a facial bone. Definitions also extend to a high, exposed forehead, a small head, and a plain, substantial appearance. These describe anatomy or looks rather than a built-in emotional signal.

What is 頯's history?

The earliest recorded examples are on Qin-era writing strips. These narrow bamboo strips served as writing material. Later examples appear on Han-era slips, in a Tang stone inscription of a classic text, and in Song-, Ming-, and Qing-era printed dictionaries. The character combines 頁, the head-and-face component, with a component that signals its sound. The ancient Chinese philosophical text Zhuangzi uses 頯然 to describe a forehead that stands high and exposed.

How do I type 頯?

Use a Mandarin pinyin IME and inspect its candidates. Try kui; dictionaries also record qiu, so the candidate list can depend on which reading your keyboard supports. Select the exact form 頯.