脣 meaning and stroke order
Lips
How to write 脣, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
Meaning of 脣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 唇[chun2]
How 脣 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 辰 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 脣
The flesh part ⺼ tucked under 辰 (chén) gives the sound, so 脣 is a fleshy body part that sounds like chén: the lips. Picture the flesh sitting under a cover, like your lips under your nose.
脣 is a variant form of 唇 (chún) and means the same thing, lips. It appears mostly in older texts, traditional-character printing, and some names, while everyday modern Chinese uses 唇. Example: 嘴脣很乾 (zuǐchún hěn gān) My lips are very dry.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 脣 as chén because of the phonetic 辰, but the correct sound is chún with a rising second tone. Also, do not confuse the ⺼ at the bottom with 月 (moon). Here it means flesh.
Questions about 脣
How many strokes are in 脣?
脣 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 脣 mean?
脣 (chún) means lips.
How do you pronounce 脣?
脣 is pronounced chún, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 脣?
The radical of 脣 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 脣 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 脣?
脣 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 唇, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 脣 and 唇?
They mean the same thing and are pronounced the same, chún. 唇 uses the mouth component 口 at the bottom, while 脣 uses the flesh component ⺼. 唇 is the standard form in both simplified and most modern traditional usage.
Which common words use this character?
The most common is 嘴唇 or 嘴脣 (zuǐchún), lips. Others include 唇膏 (chúngāo), lip balm or lipstick, and the idiom 唇亡齒寒 (chún wáng chǐ hán), when the lips are gone the teeth feel cold, meaning closely linked parties share the same fate.