| hàn | chin/nod assent |
| 颔 | chin to nod (one's assent) |
| 颔下 | under one's chin |
| 颔下腺 | submaxillary glands (biology) |
| 颔炎 | [Medicine] gnathitis |
| 颔联 | third and fourth lines (in an eight-line poem) which form a couplet |
| 颔首 | to nod one's head |
| 颔首之交 | nodding acquaintance |
| 颔首会意 | to nod one's comprehension |
| 颔首微笑 | to nod and smile |
| 颔首示意 | to give a nod as a signal |