(wěn) - to kiss; a kiss in Mandarin

wěn

Traditional: 吻

#1188 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to kiss; a kiss

Word origin

A phono-semantic compound with the mouth radical marking the sense and a phonetic element. It means the lips, and to kiss.

Origin: phono-semantic compound
Root: 口 (mouth) + 勿 (wù, phonetic)

Stroke order

吻

Examples

。

She kissed the child's cheek.

深shēn。

They kissed tenderly.

额é。

Mum kissed me on the forehead.

初chū。

This was their first kiss.

。

He gently kissed her hand.

吻 (wěn) means to kiss, and a kiss. The mouth radical on the left points to its meaning.

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This word is part of lesson 24.