Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

lip

Chinese: 嘴唇。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chun” becomes a different word in each tone. 唇 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 嘴唇zuǐ chúnlip
  • 上唇shàng chúnupper lip; (entomology) labrum
  • 下唇xià chúnlower lip
  • 内唇nèi chúnepipharynx (entomology); inner part of the lip
  • 唇音chún yīnlabial consonant

Example Sentence

天气干燥,她的嘴唇有点儿干裂。Tiān qì gān zào, tā de zuǐ chún yǒu diǎnr gān liè.The weather is dry, and her lips are a bit chapped.

天气tiān qìweather干燥gān zào(of skin, mouth etc) dryshedeof嘴唇zuǐ chúnlip有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightlygāndrylièto split