é

variant of 額|额[e2]

forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount

guest sound (客) + head (页) = forehead; specified amount

页 (page/head) is the semantic anchor, evoking the head or face — the forehead being the top section of that. 客 is mainly there for the sound é, not the meaning of 'guest.'

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GuestPhonetic
HeadSemantic

他用手摸了摸自己的头,感觉有点热。

tā yòng shǒu mō le mō zì jǐ de é tóu,gǎn jué yǒu diǎn rè。

He touched his own forehead with his hand and felt it was a little warm.

这次活动的报名人数已经超过了规定的名

zhè cì huó dòng de bào míng rén shù yǐ jīng chāo guò le guī dìng de míng é。

The number of people who signed up for this event has already exceeded the specified quota.

Words with 额

超额

chāo é

above quota

配额

pèi é

quota

面额

miàn é

denomination (of currency or bond)

金额

jīn é

sum of money

金额丝雀

jīn é sī què

(bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)

金额叶鹎

jīn é yè bēi

(bird species of China) golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons)

金额雀鹛

jīn é què méi

(bird species of China) golden-fronted fulvetta (Schoeniparus variegaticeps)

巨额

jù é

variant of 巨額|巨额[ju4 e2]

销售额

xiāo shòu é

sales figure

锈额斑翅鹛

xiù é bān chì méi

(bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)

门额

mén é

area above the lintel of a doorway

限额

xiàn é

quota; limit (upper or lower)

More characters with 客