Chinese Character 唇 Meanings and components.

Form

唇

Meaning

唇 meaning[3] in English

Lip.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 唇 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 5th earthly branch: … (辰) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口kou3mouth

In cangjie it is written with MVR

How to write 唇

To write唇chun2lip you should write a combination of 辰chen25th earthly … , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 吕 shape:

辰 + 口 = 唇

唇 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 唇 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 唇, looks as follow:

唇
Pinyin:chun2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Lip
辰
Pinyin:chen2
Meaning[3]: 5th Earthly Branch: 7-9 A.M., 3rd Solar Month (5th April-4th May), Year Of The Dragon . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 120°
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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