# 吻

| 吻 | U+543B, &#21563; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-543B |
| ← 吺 [U+543A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 吼 → [U+543C] |

## Translingual
### Han character

吻 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口心竹竹 (RPHH), four-corner 6702$_0$, composition ⿰口勿)

#### Derived characters

* 𣵓, 𪷡, 𪡕, 𦮶, 𥁴, 𬠉

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 179, character 15
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3375
* Dae Jaweon: page 397, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 593, character 1
* Unihan data for U+543B

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 吻 :
| Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 脗 | *minʔ |
| 吻 | *mɯnʔ |
| 刎 | *mɯnʔ |
| 伆 | *mɯnʔ, *mɯd |
| 勽 | *buːs, *mɯnʔ |
| 沕 | *mrɯd, *mɯd |
| 忽 | *hmɯːd |
| 昒 | *hmɯːd, *mɯd |
| 惚 | *hmɯːd |
| 匫 | *hmɯːd |
| 笏 | *hmɯːd |
| 曶 | *hmɯːd |
| 淴 | *ʔmɯːd |
| 物 | *mɯd |
| 勿 | *mɯd |
| 芴 | *mɯd |
| 岉 | *mɯd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mɯnʔ): semantic 口 + phonetic 勿 (OC *mɯd).

### Etymology

Unknown. Various possibilities are (Schuessler, 2007):
* Related to 門 (OC *mɯːn, “door”);
* Related to Mizo hmûi (“lips; upper lip”);
* Related to Proto-Vietic *c-ɓuːj(ʔ) (“lip”) (Vietnamese môi);
* Related to Burmese မုတ် (mut, “mouth”) (in မုတ်ဆိတ် (muthcit, “beard”)) and မှုတ် (hmut, “to blow with mouth”);
* Related to Khmer មាត់ (mŏət, “mouth, lip”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wěn (wen$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): man$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vún
* Eastern Min (BUC): ūng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): mong$^3$ / muong$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): mńg / bún
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhug$^4$ / mug$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$min; $^6$ven
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wěn
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wǔn
*** Wade–Giles: wên$^3$
*** Yale: wěn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woen
*** Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wən²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: man$^5$
*** Yale: máhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: man$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: men$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐn¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vún
*** Hakka Romanization System: vun$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vun$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /vun³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ūng
*** Sinological IPA : /uŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: mong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: muong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /muoŋ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mńg
*** Tâi-lô: mńg
*** Phofsit Daibuun: mngr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /mŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bún
*** Tâi-lô: bún
*** Phofsit Daibuun: buon
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bun⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /bun⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun⁴¹/
* Quanzhou:
** mńg - vernacular;
** bún - literary.
* Middle Chinese: mjunX
Rime :
| Character | 吻 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 文 (59) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 武粉切 |
| Baxter | mjunX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mɨun$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /miun$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuən$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mun$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /miuən$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭuən$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯uən$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wěn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | man$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*mɯnʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 吻 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13206 |
| Phonetic component | 勿 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 吻 |
| Old Chinese | /*mɯnʔ/ |

### Definitions

吻
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, anatomy) proboscis; lip; corner of the lips
    吻合 ― wěnhé ― to tally [lit. lips close]
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to shut the lips
* to kiss; kiss (Classifier: 啖 c)
       “zoi$^3$ man$^5$ ngo$^5$ baa$^6$” [Jyutping]
       "Won't You Kiss Me Again" [song name]
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to coincide; to tally; to be consistent

#### Synonyms

* (lip):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 脣, 吻 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 嘴脣, 脣, 吻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 嘴脣兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 嘴脣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 嘴脣, 嘴脣兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 嘴脣 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 嘴脣兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 嘴脣, 嘴脣兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 嘴脣子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 嘴脣兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 嘴脣兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 嘴脣兒, 嘴皮兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 嘴脣兒, 嘴脣子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 嘴脣子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 嘴脣子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 嘴皮, 嘴皮子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 嘴脣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 嘴脣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 嘴脣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 嘴脣子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 嘴脣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 口脣, 嘴脣 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嘴脣, 口脣 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 口脣, 嘴脣 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 嘴脣 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 口脣 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 嘴脣, 嘴脣皮, 嘴脣皮子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 嘴脣, 嘴脣皮 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 嘴脣 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 嘴脣 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 嘴脣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 嘴脣 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 嘴脣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 嘴脣 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 嘴脣 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 嘴脣 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 嘴脣 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 嘴脣皮 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 嘴脣 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 嘴脣子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 喙脣, 喙皮 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 喙皮 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 喙脣, 喙脣皮 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 喙脣, 喙脣皮 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 喙脣, 喙脣皮 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 喙脣 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 喙脣 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 嘴脣, 口脣 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 口皮 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 嘴脣, 嘴脣皮 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 嘴脣 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 嘴脣, 嘴脣皮 |
| Wu | Danyang | 嘴板 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 嘴脣皮兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 嘴脣皮 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 嘴脣 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 口脣肉皮 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 口脣皮 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 嘴巴皮, 嘴巴皮子, 嘴脣子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 嘴脣皮, 嘴皮子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 嘴巴皮 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 嘴巴皮 |
* (to kiss):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吻, 親, 親吻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 吻, 親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 吻, 親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 吻, 親 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 親 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 親 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 親 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 親 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 惜, 啜, 痛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 惜, 啜, 嘴 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 啜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 啜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 惜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 唚 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 唚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 唚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 唚 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 唚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 唚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 唚 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 親 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 親 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蜜 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 蜜 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 蜜 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 敕 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 唚 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 惜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 香, 親 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 香 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 香 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 香 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 香 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 親 |

### Compounds

* 口吻 (kǒuwěn)
* 口吻生花
* 吻合 (wěnhé)
* 喉吻
* 圓吻鯝 / 圆吻鲴
* 接吻 (jiēwěn)
* 接吻病
* 搖吻鼓舌 / 摇吻鼓舌
* 斜帶吻棘魨 / 斜带吻棘鲀 (xiédàiwěnjítún)
* 矛吻海龍 / 矛吻海龙 (máowěnhǎilóng)
* 礪吻磨距 / 砺吻磨距
* 脣吻 / 唇吻
* 螭吻
* 親吻 / 亲吻 (qīnwěn)
* 身寄虎吻
* 鉤吻 / 钩吻 (gōuwěn)
* 長吻魚 / 长吻鱼
* 飛吻 / 飞吻 (fēiwěn)
* 鴟吻 / 鸱吻 (chīwěn)
* 鴟目虎吻 / 鸱目虎吻
* 黃吻 / 黄吻
* 齒吻 / 齿吻

### References

* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “吻”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 246.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* lips
* kiss

#### Readings

* Go-on: もん (mon)
* Kan-on: ぶん (bun)
* Kan’yō-on: ふん (fun)
* Kun: くちさき (kuchisaki, 吻)

#### Compounds

* 接(せっ)吻(ぷん) (seppun, “kiss”)
* Kanji in this term
* 吻
* ふん Jinmeiyō
* kan'yōon

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ふん [fúꜜǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɸɯ̟̃ɴ]

### Noun

吻(ふん) • (fun)
* (anatomy) proboscis

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

吻 • (mun) (hangeul 문, revised mun, McCune–Reischauer mun)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

吻: Hán Nôm readings: vẫn, vặt, vẩn, ẫn, uẫn, ẫm, ỡm, uẫm, uỗm, uổm, uẩm
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