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

Stroke order

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Words containing 口

Word Meaning
to spoil one's appetite; fig. to get fed up with sth
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
tone of speech; meaning behind the words
dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned
(fig.) to relent; to yield
to speak without thinking (idiom); to blurt sth out
to open one's mouth without thinking; to blurt sth out
to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
port; interface
to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
the edge of a knife; cut; incision
public reputation; public praise; commonly held opinions
ferry crossing
to stutter; to stammer; also pr. kǒu jí
mountain pass; Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name)
to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark
to blurt out (without thinking)
to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud
(coll.) young married couple
collar; neckline; neckband
colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language
to abuse roundly
husband and wife
Jiaokou county in Lüliang lǚ liáng[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 西shān xī
to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry)