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Mouth (Chu Na Guan)

Governs: Sociability, speech, and later years

At a glance

The official that reads sociability and speech, and the fortune of sustenance (食祿) in one's later years.

What is Mouth (Chu Na Guan)?

In physiognomy the mouth is called the Chu Na Guan (出納官) and is read for speech, social expression, and the fortune of sustenance (食祿). Corners that lift neatly and full, firm lips are read as a sign of good speech, sociability, and warmth, with fortune following. A large mouth is read as breadth of measure and ambition, and a neat mouth as trustworthiness. Corners that droop or a slack set are read as a cue to look at the grain of one's words and how one finishes things.

Frequently asked

What does Mouth (Chu Na Guan) mean in face reading?
The official that reads sociability and speech, and the fortune of sustenance (食祿) in one's later years. In physiognomy the mouth is called the Chu Na Guan (出納官) and is read for speech, social expression, and the fortune of sustenance (食祿). Corners that lift neatly and full, firm lips are read as a sign of good speech, sociability, and warmth, with fortune following. A large mouth is read as breadth of measure and ambition, and a neat mouth as trustworthiness. Corners that droop or a slack set are read as a cue to look at the grain of one's words and how one finishes things.
What does Mouth (Chu Na Guan) govern?
It is read for Sociability, speech, and later years — its grain being Sociability and speech · Sustenance · Later-years fortune.
Is face reading fixed fate?
Face reading is not fixed fate but a reading of temperament and tendency. It makes no judgment of looks and no medical or psychological diagnosis.

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Face reading is a traditional reading of temperament, for reference only — not a medical, psychological, or looks assessment. Source: Standard physiognomy (觀相學 / Mian Xiang) interpretation.

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