口
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
kǒu kou3
- mouth
- classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Example sentences
- I only took a bite of bread.
HSK words with 口 · 24 of 46
- 门口 ménkǒu doorway
- 路口 lùkǒu crossing
- 出口 chūkǒu an exit
- 人口 rénkǒu population
- 入口 rùkǒu entrance
- 口袋 kǒudài pocket
- 进口 jìnkǒu to import
- 口语 kǒuyǔ colloquial speech
- 口号 kǒuhào slogan
- 一口气 yīkǒuqì one breath
- 伤口 shāngkǒu wound
- 窗口 chuāngkǒu window
- 港口 gǎngkǒu port
- 口试 kǒushì oral examination
- 开口 kāikǒu to open one's mouth
- 借口 jièkǒu to use as an excuse
- 口味 kǒuwèi a person's preferences
- 口气 kǒuqì tone of voice
- 胃口 wèikǒu appetite
- 口水 kǒushuǐ saliva
- 口音 kǒuyīn oral speech sounds (linguistics)
- 口径 kǒujìng bore; caliber; diameter; aperture
- 口腔 kǒuqiāng oral cavity
- 缺口 quēkǒu nick