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The character for "lip" in Chinese, historically represented by the traditional form "脣", is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the flesh radical "月" and the phonetic element "辰", which together conveyed its bodily association and sound. This character later adopted a more graphically intuitive form as "唇", where the flesh radical was replaced by "口", directly linking it to the mouth and thereby clarifying its meaning. Throughout its development, the character has maintained its primary denotation of the lips, without significant semantic shift, and it remains integral in forming words related to oral and labial functions.
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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。