吻

脗

wěn

勿 + 口

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Definitions

wěn (verb) to kiss

wěn (noun) kiss

wěn (noun) mouth

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 勿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 脗.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 勿

About

吻 is a phono-semantic compound, simplified from 脗. It consists of the mouth radical 口 (kǒu) on the left, indicating something related to the mouth, and the sound component 勿 (wù) on the right. Historically, it referred to the lips or edges of the mouth. Over time, its meaning broadened to include kissing. In biological terminology, it is used for the projecting mouthparts or snout of certain animals.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈吻了宝宝一下。

Māma wěn le bǎobao yīxià.

Mother kissed the baby once.

他轻轻吻了她的额头。

Tā qīngqīng wěn le tā de étóu.

He gently kissed her forehead.

离别时，他们亲吻告别。

Líbié shí, tāmen qīnwěn gàobié.

At parting, they kissed goodbye.

她在他的脸颊上吻了一下。

Tā zài tā de liǎnjiá shàng wěn le yīxià.

She kissed him on the cheek.

情人节那天，他送给她一个吻。

Qíngrén jié nà tiān, tā sòng gěi tā yīgè wěn.

On Valentine's Day, he gave her a kiss.

电影结局时，主角们深情相吻。

Diànyǐng jiéjú shí, zhǔjué men shēnqíng xiāng wěn.

At the end of the movie, the protagonists kissed deeply.

尽管害羞，她还是接受了他的吻。

Jǐnguǎn hàixiū, tā háishì jiēshòu le tā de wěn.

Despite being shy, she still accepted his kiss.

在那个浪漫的夜晚，他们交换了誓言和吻。

Zài nàgè làngmàn de yèwǎn, tāmen jiāohuàn le shìyán hé wěn.

On that romantic night, they exchanged vows and kisses.

Related Characters

Component: 勿

Component: 口

吻