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Chinese symbol for “lip”

嘴唇
zuǐ chún
lip; measure word: 片 (piàn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lip is 嘴唇 (zuǐ chún), defined as: lip; measure word: 片 (piàn).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

嘴 zuǐ
mouth, lips
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes
唇 chún
lips
radical 30 ⼝ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “lip”

WordPinyinMeaning
唇chúnlip
口皮kǒu pí(coll.) lip

Related words

Other words that share a character with 嘴唇.

WordPinyinMeaning
嘴里 (嘴裡)zuǐ lǐmouth; in the mouth
嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (张 (zhāng)); slap in the face
闭嘴 (閉嘴)bì zuǐShut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
张嘴 (張嘴)zhāng zuǐto open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
嘴角zuǐ jiǎocorner of the mouth
唇膏chún gāolip balm; lipstick
阴唇 (陰唇)yīn chún(anatomy) labia (of the vulva)
上唇shàng chúnupper lip; (entomology) labrum

See also: Japanese symbol for “lip”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.