吻
kiss; to kiss; mouth
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,336 U+543B
How 吻 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 勿 (phonetic, wù)
How to remember it
kiss · Heisig RSH #2129
口 mouth + knot
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 勿
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 勿 (wù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勿 sound component | wù | must not, do not; without, never |
| 物 | wù | thing, substance, matter; creature |
| 忽 | hū | suddenly, abruptly; to neglect |
| 囫 | hú | entire, whole |
| 刎 | wěn | to behead, to cut the throat |
| 芴 | wù | an edible wild plant |
| 笏 | hù | a tablet held by an overseer |
Words containing 吻
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口吻 | kǒu wěn | tone of voice; connotation in intonation; accent (regional etc); snout; muzzle; lips; prot… |
| 吻合 | wěn hé | to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in |
| 热吻 | rè wěn | to kiss passionately |
| 香吻 | xiāng wěn | kiss |
| 吻部 | wěn bù | snout |
| 接吻 | jiē wěn | to kiss |
| 飞吻 | fēi wěn | to blow a kiss |
| 强吻 | qiáng wěn | to forcibly kiss; to kiss without consent |
| 亲吻 | qīn wěn | to kiss; kiss |
| 吻别 | wěn bié | to kiss goodbye |
| 深吻 | shēn wěn | French kissing |
| 吻技 | wěn jì | kissing technique |
| 吻戏 | wěn xì | kissing scene (in a movie etc) |
| 宽吻海豚 | kuān wěn hǎi tún | bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
| 舌吻 | shé wěn | to French kiss; French kiss |
| 钩吻 | gōu wěn | heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans) |
| 湿吻 | shī wěn | French kiss |
| 短吻鳄 | duǎn wěn è | alligator |
| 吻痕 | wěn hén | hickey; love bite |
| 拥吻 | yōng wěn | to hug and kiss |