吻

wěn
HSK 5
#1,970 most
frequent character
kiss, mouth
noun
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吻 wěn has 口 mouth as the meaning part and 勿 wù for sound. It first meant the area beside the lips. It grew to mean mouth, to kiss, and an animal's mouth.

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Example Sentences

他们在公园里亲吻。
tāmen zài gōngyuán lǐ qīnwěn 。
They kissed in the park.
小孩子喜欢吻他们的家人。
xiǎoháizǐ xǐhuān wěn tāmen de jiārén 。
Children like to kiss their family.
在电影的结尾，他们互相亲吻。
zài diànyǐng de jiéwěi ， tāmen hùxiāng qīnwěn 。
At the end of the movie, they kissed each other.

Words with similar meanings

亲吻qīnwěn
to kiss
This is a more formal term for 'kiss', often used in literary contexts.
轻吻qīngwěn
peck
This implies a lighter, more casual form of kissing, often on the cheek.

Homophones

稳wěn
steady, stable, sure, certain

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