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

hǎi kǒu Haikou prefecture-level city and capital of Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3 nan2 Sheng3]; estuary; coastal inlet; river mouth; seaport; see also 誇海口|夸海口[kua1 hai3 kou3]
xuè kǒu bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey)
kuā kǒu to boast
jǐng kǒu entrance to mine
实 kǒu shí food; salary (old); a pretext; a cause for gossip
岸 kǒu àn a port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries
hé kǒu estuary; the mouth of a river
译 kǒu yì interpreting
头语 kǒu tóu yǔ pet phrase; regularly used expression; manner of speaking
美味可 měi wèi kě kǒu delicious; tasty
脍炙人 kuài zhì rén kǒu appealing to the masses; universally appreciated (idiom)
婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
gǔ kǒu Taniguchi (Japanese surname)
商 chū kǒu shāng exporter; export business
出狂言 kǒu chū kuáng yán to speak conceited nonsense; to come out with arrogant claptrap
jì kǒu abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet
chā kǒu socket (for an electric plug); to interrupt (sb speaking); to butt in
hàn kǒu Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei
一词 zhòng kǒu yī cí all of one voice; unanimous
溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel; common phrase repeated as a jingle
入海 rù hǎi kǒu estuary
儿 liǎng kǒu r husband and wife; couple
额 chū kǒu é export amount
出气 chū qì kǒu gas or air outlet; emotional outlet
疮 kǒu chuāng mouth ulcer