额

頟
é
#934 most
frequent character
variant of 額|额[e2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

额 pairs 页 head with 客 kè, which gives the sound. It first meant the forehead. The sense grew to the top of an object, an inscribed board, and then a set number or amount. 页 replaces 頁 in simplified writing.

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