cheeks, jaw
頬 centers on the fleshy sides of the face: the cheeks and the jaw area. It refers to the soft, rounded parts of the lower face.
頬 combines 夾 (or its simplified form 夹), which likely contributes the sound, with 頁 (head), indicating a part of the head. The exact historical development of the left component is uncertain.
The left side 夹 looks like a person with something pressed between their arms, and the right side 頁 means head. Imagine pressing your cheeks between your hands on your head: that's the cheek area.
For キョウ, picture a person with very round cheeks saying 'kyou' (like 'kyoh') in surprise, puffing out their cheeks: kyou -> キョウ.
cheek (of the face)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
cheek
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
resting one's chin in one's hands
both cheeks
Shinano whiskered bat (Myotis ikonnikovi hosonoi); Hosono's myotis
both cheeks
zygomaticus minor muscle
yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; fox pups have white cheeks
cheek pouch (monkey, squirrel, etc.)
Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)
plump cheeks; attractive cheeks
little wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)
snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
face guard; visor