Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 唇


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Meaning

lip

Pronunciation

chún

Explanation

Top: early-morning =image of plowing (At the field corner a first line is plowed by the farmer .), bottom: mouth

Mnemonic

Like plowed lines at the mouth are: the lips.

Radicals

morning: 7-9 a.m.(Actually a dragon, but used as a plow: At the field corner a first line is plowed by the farmer )
mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
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Vocabulary

嘴唇 zuǐ chún lip
驴唇马觜 lǘ chún mǎ zī lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom); fig. to chatter; nonsense; blather
饶舌调唇 ráo shé tiáo chún blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
皓齿朱唇 hào chǐ zhū chún white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman

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