Korean-English Dictionary

口

mouth;
opening, orifice;

Etymology

It is a pictograph modeled after the shape of a mouth. 口 basically means “mouth,” but across different languages, its meanings have expanded to include hole, speech, to speak, door, entrance, population, and other variations.

Characters with 口

5 strokes

古
–old, ancient
句
–sentence, phrase, passage, to bend
只
–only, merely, just, solely
叫
–to cry out, call, shout, yell
召
–to call, to summon, to invite
叭
–trumpet sound, horn
可
–to be right, proper, permissible, or possible, to approve or allow
台
–platform, terrace, stand, joy, self
史
–history
右
–right side
司
–to take charge of, to oversee, to guard, official duty

6 strokes

各
–each, every, each one individually
合
–to combine, to unite, to put together, to gather, to collect
吉
–auspicious, fortunate, lucky
同
–same, together, collective
名
–name
后
–sovereign, monarch, queen, empress
吏
–official, functionary, clerk
吐
–to spit, to spew from the mouth
向
–to face, to turn toward
吸
–to inhale, to suck in, to drink, to absorb, to smoke (as in cigarettes)

7 strokes

君
–ruler, lord, sovereign
否
–not, to deny, to block
含
–to contain, to hold in the mouth, to keep inside, to include
吳
–surname Oh (오) / Wu
吾
–I, me, first-person pronoun
告
–to announce, to inform, to tell, to report, to accuse, to sue (in legal contexts)

8 strokes

周
–all around, complete, thorough
味
–taste
呵
–to scold, to reproach, to exhale, to blow air
呼
–to call, to cry out, to shout, to exhale, breathe out
命
–life, fate, destiny
和
–harmony, peace

9 strokes

哀
–to be sad, sorrowful, pitiable
品
–goods, product, item, quality, grade, class
哈
–to drink, to exhale or inhale, to open the mouth and laugh

10 strokes

員
–person, member, personnel, official, office-holder, to add, to increase (archaic sense)
哭
–to cry, to weep, to wail, to lament
哲
–bright, wise, sagacious
唆
–to instigate, to provoke, to incite, to entice
唐
–The Tang dynasty (618–907 CE) of China, to be flustered, embarrassed, confused, to boast, to talk loudly, to brag

11 strokes

唯
–only, solely, to assent, to affirm
唱
–to chant, to sing
商
–merchant, commerce, trade, to calculate, to assess, the Shang dynasty
問
–to ask, to inquire, to question
啓
–to open, to begin, to enlighten

12 strokes

善
–good, virtuous, kind
喇
–trumpet, horn, loud wind instrument
喊
–to shout, to cry out, to call loudly
喚
–to call, to cry out, to summon
喜
–to be glad, joyful, happy, to rejoice
喩
–to enlighten, to make understand, to explain
喪
–mourning, funeral ceremony, to lose, to die
單
–single, alone, one, simple

13 strokes

嗅
–to smell, to sniff

14 strokes

嘆
–to sigh, to lament, to exclaim with deep feeling or grief
嘉
–good, excellent, fine, beautiful
嘔
–to vomit, to retch, to throw up
嘗
–to taste, to experience, formerly, ever

15 strokes

嘲
–to ridicule, mock, sneer at
噴
–to blow, spout, or emit (from the mouth)

16 strokes

器
–vessel, container, utensil, instrument, organ, talent

20 strokes

嚴
–strict, severe, solemn, stern

22 strokes

囊
–pouch, bag, sack, (vulgar) testicles

Words that derived from 口

가구
(家口)
–household
구강
(口腔)
–mouth; oral cavity
구미
(口味)
–appetite; taste
구비
(口碑)
–being passed down orally
구비 문학
(口碑文學)
–oral literature
구호
(口號)
–slogan; rallying cry; catchphrase
대구
(大口)
–cod
비상구
(非常口)
–emergency exit
식구
(食口)
–family member; family
인구
(人口)
–population; everyone's mouth; everyone's lips
입구
(入口)
–entrance; entry; gate
출구
(出口)
–exit; way out; escape; export

口

입

구

Kangxi radical:30

Strokes:3

Unicode:U+2F1D

Cangjie input:

口 (R)

Composition:

⿱ 冂一

Writing order

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