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

kù kǒu trouser leg opening
kù kǒu trouser leg opening
yàn kǒu Yankou, village in Zhejiang Province
yàn kǒu Yankou, village in Zhejiang Province
qīn kǒu one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally
jiǎo kǒu to quarrel
夸下海 kuā xia hǎi kǒu see 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3]
誇下海 kuā xia hǎi kǒu see 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3]
kuā kǒu to boast
夸海 kuā hǎi kǒu to boast; to talk big
誇海 kuā hǎi kǒu to boast; to talk big
讚不絕 zàn bù jué kǒu to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
贩卖人 fàn mài rén kǒu trafficking in human beings
販賣人 fàn mài rén kǒu trafficking in human beings
舌 fèi kǒu shé to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining
舌 fèi kǒu shé to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining
贻人实 yí rén kǒu shí to make oneself an object of ridicule
貽人實 yí rén kǒu shí to make oneself an object of ridicule
贊不絕 zàn bù jué kǒu to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
日 chì kǒu rì third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day)
盖 ruǎn kǒu gài soft palate; velum
蓋 ruǎn kǒu gài soft palate; velum
薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
zhuǎn kǒu entrepot; transit (of goods); (coll.) to deny; to go back on one's word