唇

lip

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,610 U+5507

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 辰 (phonetic, chén)

components: 辰口

lips · Heisig RSH #2918

辰 sign of the dragon + 口 mouth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 辰

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 辰 (chén) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
辰 sound component	chén	early morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch
震	zhèn	shake, quake, tremor; to excite
振	zhèn	to arouse, to excite; to rouse, to shake
晨	chén	dawn, early morning
赈	zhèn	to relieve, to aid; rich
娠	shēn	pregnant
蜃	shèn	clam; sea serpent
宸	chén	imperial palace

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
唇形科	chún xíng kē	Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint
驴唇不对马嘴	lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ	(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying); (fig.) wide of the mark; irr…
双唇音	shuāng chún yīn	bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)
唇线笔	chún xiàn bǐ	lip liner
白费唇舌	bái fèi chún shé	to whistle down the wind; to waste one's breath (idiom)
唇枪舌战	chún qiāng shé zhàn	see 唇槍舌劍\|唇枪舌剑[chun2 qiang1 she2 jian4]
上唇	shàng chún	upper lip; (entomology) labrum
下唇	xià chún	lower lip
唇齿音	chún chǐ yīn	labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)
齿唇音	chǐ chún yīn	see 唇齒音\|唇齿音[chun2 chi3 yin1]
唇音	chún yīn	labial consonant
唇角	chún jiǎo	corner of the mouth; labial angle
内唇	nèi chún	epipharynx (entomology); inner part of the lip
唇齿相依	chún chǐ xiāng yī	lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent
嘴唇	zuǐ chún	lip; CL:片[pian4]
驴唇马嘴	lǘ chún mǎ zuǐ	(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom); (fig.) wide of the mark; irre…
费唇舌	fèi chún shé	to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining
唇印	chún yìn	lips-mark; hickey
白唇鹿	bái chún lù	Cervus albirostris (white-lipped deer)
阴唇	yīn chún	(anatomy) labia (of the vulva)