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口

kǒu

mouth; open end; entrance, gate

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Strokes
3
Radical
口
HSK
1
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他开口了。

    Tā kāi kǒu le

    He spoke.

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  • 门口有个人。

    Mén kǒu yǒu gè rén

    There's someone at the doorway.

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  • 就要说出口了。

    Jiù yào shuō chū kǒu le

    It's on the tip of my tongue.

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  • 他流口水。

    Tā liú kǒu shuǐ

    He drools.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 口

  • 口kǒu 3mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
  • 门口mén kǒu 2–3 doorway; gate
  • 路口lù kǒu 4–3 crossing; intersection (of roads)
  • 出口chū kǒu 1–3 an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
  • 人口rén kǒu 2–3 population; people
  • 入口rù kǒu 4–3 entrance; to import
  • 口袋kǒu dài 3–4 pocket; bag; sack
  • 进口jìn kǒu 4–3 to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
  • 口语kǒu yǔ 3–3 → 2–3colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip
  • 借口jiè kǒu 4–3 to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
  • 口味kǒu wèi 3–4 a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor
  • 口号kǒu hào 3–4 slogan; catchphrase