kǒu

mouth

HSK 3 #212

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 212th character
Radical ⼝ (30.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 38

Definitions

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

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Words containing 口

Word Meaning
a dike breaks; fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
a dike breaks; fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
to swear as soon as one talks; foul mouth
to curse whenever one speaks; foul-mouthed
idle talk
idle talk
(toll) station; boarding gate (airport etc)
(fig.) juncture; gateway; pass
female external genitalia (anatomy); vulva
female external genitalia (anatomy); vulva
(speak) without thinking the matter through
to talk nonsense offhand; make things up
to speak nonsense offhand; make things up
female connector
to blurt out (without thinking)
popular piece of doggerel
collar; neckline; neckband
air vent; drafty place; wind gap (geology)
at the heart of the struggle
gossip; idle chat
gossip; idle chat
to support one's family (idiom)
to support one's family (idiom)
to support one's family; to make a living
support one's family; scrape by