How to Write 颥 (rú) — Meaning “Temple (of the head)”

Imagine that 'need' (需) appears on the left side of a 'head' (页), because the temple area is where you might feel pressure or a 'need' for a massage. Picture a head with a small sign saying 'need rub' to recall rú meaning temple.

颥 has 20 strokes — the left part 需 is tall and narrow, with the '雨' top covering the '而' below neatly. A common mistake is making the right radical 页 too wide; keep it balanced with the left side, and finish with the last dot under 页.

颥 means 'temple of the head' (bone area), while 颢 (hào) means 'bright white' or 'vast' and is used in names like 颢天 (vast sky). 颤 (chàn) means 'to tremble' or 'shake', and its left side is 亻 (person) — completely different meaning and shape.

颥 is a specialized medical or anatomical term, mainly appearing in words like 颞颥 (niè rú, temple region) and 颥骨 (rú gǔ, temporal bone). You would see it in biology textbooks or medical reports, not in everyday conversation — it is a very formal character.

Common words containing 颥 include: 颞颥 (niè rú) — Temple (anatomy); 颥骨 (rú gǔ) — Temporal bone; 颥穴 (rú xué) — Temporal fossa.