kǒu

mouth; open end; entrance, gate

HSK 3 #212

DEFINITIONS

口 kǒu
  • mouth
  • classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  • classifier for bites or mouthfuls

STROKES

WORDS

臭 kǒu chòu bad breath; halitosis
角 kǒu jiǎo corner of the mouth
角 kǒu jué altercation; wrangle; angry argument
舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round
可乐 kě kǒu kě lè Coca-Cola
chuāng kǒu a wound; a cut
才 kǒu cái eloquence
dòng kǒu Dongkou county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan; cave mouth; tunnel entrance
琴 kǒu qín harmonica
fēng kǒu to close up; to heal (of wound); to keep one's lips sealed
述 kǒu shù to dictate; to recount orally
齿 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc)
交叉 jiāo chā kǒu (road) intersection
liè kǒu breach; split; rift; vent (volcanic crater)
火山 huǒ shān kǒu volcanic crater
感 kǒu gǎn taste; texture (of food); how food feels in the mouth
进出 jìn chū kǒu import and export
罩 kǒu zhào mask (surgical etc)
登机 dēng jī kǒu departure gate (aviation)
吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice; connotation in intonation; accent (regional etc); snout; muzzle; lips; protruding portion of an animal's face
guān kǒu pass; gateway; (fig.) juncture
气 yī kǒu qì one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
hù kǒu population (counted as number of households for census or taxation); registered residence; residence permit; (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account
xiù kǒu cuff
hǔ kǒu tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand