吻 meaning and stroke order
Kiss; to kiss; mouth
How to write 吻, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 吻
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- kiss
- to kiss
- mouth
- variant of 吻[wen3]
How 吻 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 勿 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 吻
吻 combines 口 (mouth), which gives the meaning, with 勿 (wù), which hints at the sound. Picture a mouth 口 puckering up next to 勿 to give a kiss.
吻 rarely stands alone in everyday speech. It usually appears in words like 亲吻 (qīnwěn) and 接吻 (jiēwěn) for kissing, or 吻合 (wěnhé) meaning to match or fit. Example: 他的说法和事实吻合。(Tā de shuōfǎ hé shìshí wěnhé.) His account matches the facts.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 勾 or 匆 instead of 勿, so check that it is 勿 with no extra dot. The tone is also a trap: it is third tone wěn, not second tone wén like 文.
Common words with 吻
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
吻 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 吻
How many strokes are in 吻?
吻 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 吻 mean?
吻 (wěn) means kiss; to kiss; mouth. A common word with it is 吻合 (wěnhé), meaning "to be a good fit; to be identical with".
How do you pronounce 吻?
吻 is pronounced wěn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 吻?
The radical of 吻 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 吻 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 吻?
The traditional form of 吻 is 脗. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 吻 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 吻 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 吻 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the most natural way to say 'to kiss' in spoken Chinese?
In casual speech people often say 亲 (qīn), as in 亲一下 (qīn yíxià), give a kiss. 亲吻 (qīnwěn) and 接吻 (jiēwěn) sound a bit more formal or descriptive.
Why does 口吻 mean tone of voice and not kissing?
In 口吻 (kǒuwěn), 吻 keeps its older sense of mouth or lips, so the word refers to how something is said. For example, 用命令的口吻 (yòng mìnglìng de kǒuwěn) means in a commanding tone.