肳 (wěn) - An archaic character meaning 'crack in the skin & variant form of 吻 meaning 'lips' or 'to

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wěn ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 月

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肳 · wěn

An archaic character meaning 'crack in the skin of the lips';

variant form of 吻 meaning 'lips' or 'to kiss'.

An archaic character meaning 'crack in the skinvariant form of 吻 meaning 'lips' or 'to

Usage highlights

唇肳肳合口肳

Synonyms

  • 吻— lips; to kiss (modern equivalent)
  • 唇— lips

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • An ancient text mentions chapped lips (唇肳).
  • It appears as a variant in some dictionaries (肳 as 吻).
  • The character is rarely used in modern writing.

Collocations

  • chún wěn - lips, archaic(唇肳)
  • wěn hé - to join lips, archaic(肳合)
  • kǒu wěn - mouth and lips, archaic(口肳)

Idioms

  • No commonly used idioms feature this character in modern Chinese.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 肳 is an archaic character that appears in ancient texts and dictionaries.
  • It is considered a variant form of the more common character 吻.
  • The character reflects the historical development of Chinese writing where multiple forms existed for the same concept.

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