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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- wen3
- English meanings
- kiss, to kiss, mouth, variant of 吻[wen3]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 勿.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
勿 is identified as the sound component (wù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 吻.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
ask; inquire
formal
warm; temperature
plague; epidemic
firm
disorderly; confused
lines; texture; pattern
mosquito
ask
smell
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 吻合