唇 (chún): lip
唇 (chún) is a Chinese character meaning “lip.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辰 (phonetic) and 口 (semantic). It ranks #1860 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 唇 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- lip
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘴唇noun | zuǐ chún | lip |
| 唇膏noun | chún gāo | lip balm |
| 兔唇noun | tù chún | hare lip (birth defect) |
| 唇舌noun | chún shé | argument |
| 唇枪舌剑phrase | chún qiāng shé jiàn | (idiom) to cross verbal swords |
| 反唇相讥phrase | fǎn chún xiāng jī | (idiom) to answer back sarcastically |
| 唇齿相依phrase | chún chǐ xiāng yī | lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom) |
| 唇裂noun | chún liè | cleft lip |
| 驴唇不对马嘴phrase | lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ | (lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying) |
| 唇形科 | chún xíng kē | Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint |
| 上唇noun | shàng chún | upper lip |
| 下唇noun | xià chún | lower lip |
| 双唇音noun | shuāng chún yīn | bilabial consonant (b, p, or m) |
| 内唇 | nèi chún | epipharynx (entomology) |
| 唇线笔noun | chún xiàn bǐ | lip liner |
唇 appears in 42 compound words: 48 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 唇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales
to be closely related and mutually dependent (like the lips and teeth)
(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom); (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension; to blab; to tell tales
to be closely related and mutually dependent (like the lips and teeth)
Showing 9 of 10 idioms containing 唇.
Example Sentences
他唇才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。
tā chún cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He has a silver tongue and is a skilled advocate, an outstanding lawyer.
哈桑，那个兔唇的哈桑，那个追风筝的人。
hā sāng , nà gè tù chún de hā sāng , nà gè zhuī fēng zhēng de rén .
Hassan, Hassan with the cleft lip, the one who chased the kite.
李女士下意识挥手驱赶，不料被马蜂蜇伤嘴唇。
lǐ nǚ shì xià yì shí huī shǒu qū gǎn , bù liào bèi mǎ fēng 蜇 shāng zuǐ chún .
Ms. Li instinctively waved her hand to shoo them away, but was unexpectedly stung on the lip by a hornet.
三振舞男神诞生!布莱恩“咬唇扭臀”三振舞超吸睛 李珠珢说赞
sān zhèn wǔ nán shén dàn shēng ! bù lái ēn yǎo chún niǔ tún sān zhèn wǔ chāo xī jīng lǐ zhū 珢 shuō zàn
A New "Strikeout Dance" Heartthrob Is Born! Brian's "Lip-Biting, Hip-Swaying" Strikeout Dance Steals the Show; Lee Joo-bong Gives It a Thumbs-Up
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táo jī zhí jī T W I C E dǐ tái ! 娜 琏 嘟 qiáo chún tài méng le S a n a nǚ shén tián xiào yāo róng huà
Taoyuan Airport Report: TWICE Arrives in Taiwan! Nayeon’s pout is so cute, and Sana’s sweet smile is enough to melt your heart
遗产官司!双方唇枪舌战3小时 张国炜主张“让没包袱的人来...
yí chǎn guān sī ! shuāng fāng chún qiāng shé zhàn 3 xiǎo shí zhāng guó 炜 zhǔ zhāng ràng méi bāo fú de rén lái . . .
Estate lawsuit! The two sides fought for 3 hours Zhang Guowei advocated "letting people without baggage come...
你的嘴唇软绵绵的，就像仙人掌的表皮一样。
Nǐ de zuǐchún ruǎnmiánmián de, jiù xiàng xiānrénzhǎng de biǎopí yīyàng.
Your lips are soft like the surface of a cactus.
她合上双唇，并告诉自己不要哭。
Tā héshàng shuāng chún, bìng gàosu zìjǐ bù yào kū.
She pressed her lips together and willed herself not to cry.
碰过酒的嘴唇就别想碰我的唇。
Pèng guo jiǔ de zuǐchún jiù bié xiǎng pèng wǒ de chún.
Lips that touch liquor shall not touch mine.
每年冬天，我的嘴唇都会干裂。
Měinián dōngtiān, wǒ de zuǐchún dōu huì gānliè.
I get chapped lips every winter.
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