proboscis
吻 centers on a tubular mouthpart used for sucking or probing, like the proboscis of an insect. It can also refer to the lips or snout area in a broader sense.
吻 combines 口 (mouth) with 勿, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character originally referred to the lips or the area around the mouth, later extending to a proboscis.
The left side is a mouth 口, and the right side 勿 looks like a curled, tubular shape. Picture a mouth with a long, curling proboscis extending from it.
For フン, imagine a fun-looking insect with a long proboscis: fun -> フン, and the proboscis curls out from its mouth.
kiss; kissing
coincidence; conformity
proboscis; snout
Chiwen (Chinese dragon)
Kinorhyncha (phylum of marine invertebrates)
way of speaking; intimation
to give vent to (one's feeling); to hint (at something); to intimate; to suggest
Rostroconchia (class of extinct molluscs)
snout beetle
end-to-side anastomosis
gastroenterostomy
introvert (eversible proboscis)
young and inexperienced person