口 kǒu mouth (Kangxi radical 30)
mouth (Kangxi radical 30); opening; measure word for family members; measure word; entrance
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
The oldest form is an open mouth.
How it is used
- 'Mouth', and by extension an opening or entrance: 门口 (ménkǒu) doorway, 路口 (lùkǒu) intersection, 出口 (chūkǒu) exit, 入口 (rùkǒu) entrance.
- Also the measure word for people in a household: 一家五口 (yì jiā wǔ kǒu) a family of five; hence 人口 (rénkǒu) population.
- 口味 (kǒuwèi) means one's taste/flavor preference; 口语 (kǒuyǔ) spoken language.
Characters built with 口
- 和 and
- 可 may
- 后 back
- 只 single
- 知 know
- 点 point
- 问 ask
- 给 give
- 常 often
- 名 name
- 听 listen
- 识 recognize
- 呢 question particle
- 叫 call
- 吗 question mark
- 吧 polite suggestion
- 吃 eat
- 号 date
- 客 guest
- 晚 evening
- 哪 which
- 喜 happy
- 哥 older brother
- 喝 drink
- 歌 song
- 唱 sing
- 狗 dog
- 椅 chair
- 喂 hello
- 别 don't do something
- 路 road
- 告 to tell
- 始 start
- 虽 although
- 站 stand
- 拿 hold
- 啊 ah
- 右 right
- 店 shop
- 啡 unsweetened coffee
Words with 口
- 门口ménkǒudoorwayHSK 2
- 路口lùkǒucrossingHSK 3
- 入口rùkǒuentranceHSK 4
- 出口chūkǒuan exitHSK 4
- 十字路口shízìlùkǒucrossroadsHSK 4
- 口语kǒuyǔcolloquial speechHSK 4
- 人口rénkǒupopulationHSK 5
- 口味kǒuwèia person's preferencesHSK 5
- 口袋kǒudaipocketHSK 5
- 进口jìnkǒuto importHSK 5
- 一口气yìkǒuqìone breathHSK 6
- 伤口shāngkǒuwoundHSK 6
- 口号kǒuhàosloganHSK 6
- 口头kǒutóuoralHSK 6
- 口感kǒugǎnmouthfeelHSK 6
- 口腔kǒuqiāngoral cavityHSK 6
- 可口kěkǒutastyHSK 6
- 港口gǎngkǒuportHSK 6
- 窗口chuāngkǒuwindowHSK 6
- 胃口wèikǒuappetiteHSK 6
- 两口子liǎngkǒuzihusband and wifeHSK 7
- 借口jièkǒuto use as an excuseHSK 7
- 出口成章chūkǒu-chéngzhāng(of one's speech) eloquentHSK 7
- 口吃kǒuchīto stammerHSK 7
- 口子kǒuziholeHSK 7
- 口才kǒucáieloquenceHSK 7
- 口气kǒuqìtone of voiceHSK 7
- 口水kǒushuǐsalivaHSK 7
- 口音kǒuyīnoral speech soundsHSK 7
- 突破口tūpòkǒubreachHSK 7
- 缺口quēkǒunickHSK 7
- 脱口而出tuōkǒu’érchūto blurt outHSK 7
- 口令kǒulìngoral commandHSK 8
- 口哨儿kǒushàorwhistle (sound made by pursing the lips)HSK 8
- 口头禅kǒutóuchánZen saying repeated as cantHSK 8
- 口岸kǒu’àna port for external tradeHSK 8
- 口径kǒujìngboreHSK 8
- 口碑kǒubēipublic praiseHSK 8
- 口罩kǒuzhàomask (surgical etc)HSK 8
- 口香糖kǒuxiāngtángchewing gumHSK 8
Example sentences
- 他的口很渴。 Tā de kǒu hěn kě.He's very thirsty.
- 他家一共有四口人。 Tā jiā yīgòng yǒu sì kǒu rén.There are four people in his family.
- 她在擦口红。 Tā zài cā kǒuhóng.She's putting on lipstick.
- 他站在门口。 Tā zhàn zài ménkǒu.He's standing at the entrance.