吻

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kiss; to kiss; mouth

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 勿 sound ( wù )

Components 口勿

kiss · Heisig RSH #2129

口 mouth + knot

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
口吻	kǒu wěn	tone of voice; connotation in intonation; accent (regional etc); snout; muzzle; lips; prot…
吻合	wěn hé	to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in
热吻	rè wěn	to kiss passionately
香吻	xiāng wěn	kiss
吻部	wěn bù	snout
接吻	jiē wěn	to kiss
飞吻	fēi wěn	to blow a kiss
强吻	qiáng wěn	to forcibly kiss; to kiss without consent
亲吻	qīn wěn	to kiss; kiss
吻别	wěn bié	to kiss goodbye
深吻	shēn wěn	French kissing
吻技	wěn jì	kissing technique
吻戏	wěn xì	kissing scene (in a movie etc)
宽吻海豚	kuān wěn hǎi tún	bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
舌吻	shé wěn	to French kiss; French kiss
钩吻	gōu wěn	heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans)
湿吻	shī wěn	French kiss
短吻鳄	duǎn wěn è	alligator
吻痕	wěn hén	hickey; love bite
拥吻	yōng wěn	to hug and kiss

Characters sharing the sound component 勿 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
勿 sound part	wù	must not, do not; without, never
物	wù	thing, substance, matter; creature
忽	hū	suddenly, abruptly; to neglect
囫	hú	entire, whole
刎	wěn	to behead, to cut the throat
芴	wù	an edible wild plant
笏	hù	a tablet held by an overseer