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The character for "lip" originally took the form "脣", structured as a phono-semantic compound with the "肉" radical indicating its bodily nature and "辰" serving as its phonetic element. Its simplified counterpart "唇" replaced the "肉" component with "口", a semantic shift that more explicitly associates it with the mouth, while the phonetic "辰" was maintained. Throughout its history, the character has consistently denoted the lip, and its usage in compounds and standalone contexts has remained focused on this meaning, with no substantial semantic drift observed over time.
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她的嘴唇很红。
我买了新的唇膏。
她喜欢用唇彩。
他会读唇语。
唇裂可以手术治疗。
玻璃上有一个唇印。
唇部护理很重要。
当她笑的时候，她的嘴唇弯成了一道美丽的弧线。