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The character 吻, composed of the radical 口 (mouth) and the component 勿, originally conveyed the concrete meaning of "lips" in early classical texts, a sense still preserved in compound words like 口吻 (tone of speech). Its structure suggests a connection where 勿 may have initially provided both phonetic and a semantic hint, perhaps related to the idea of a boundary or the motion of the mouth. Over the centuries, its primary meaning shifted from the physical lips themselves to the action performed with them, evolving into the verb "to kiss". This verbal usage, while present in literary works for a long period, eventually became the character's dominant and commonplace meaning in modern language, solidifying its association with the act of kissing rather than the anatomical feature.
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妈妈吻了宝宝一下。
他轻轻吻了她的额头。
离别时，他们亲吻告别。
她在他的脸颊上吻了一下。
情人节那天，他送给她一个吻。
电影结局时，主角们深情相吻。
尽管害羞，她还是接受了他的吻。
在那个浪漫的夜晚，他们交换了誓言和吻。