漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
唇: lips
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
口 carries the meaning · 辰 gives the sound
10 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
くちびるkuchibiru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 唇くちびるlip; lips
- 下唇したくちびるlower lip
- 上唇うわくちびるupper lip
Also read シン, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
唇 takes the 辰 family's reading, シン (shin).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side唇 lips · 口
vs辱 embarrass · 寸In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chún
Same form: 唇 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 唇 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 唇 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin chún most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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