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
- 吟–to recite, to chant, to moan, to murmur
- 否–not, to deny, negation, to block
- 吩–to instruct, to give orders
- 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
- 呪–to pray, to invoke, to curse, incantation
- 味–taste
- 呵–to scold, to reproach, to exhale, to blow air
- 呻–to groan, to moan, to murmur
- 呼–to call, to cry out, to shout, to exhale, breathe out
- 命–life, fate, destiny
- 咀–to chew, to bite
- 咅–to spit, to spit out
- 和–harmony, peace
- 咐–to instruct, to tell, to blow
9 strokes
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
- 哺–to feed, to nurse, to give food
- 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
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
- 喫–to eat, to drink, to consume
- 單–single, alone, one, simple
14 strokes
20 strokes
22 strokes
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
- 구실(口實)–excuse; pretext; pretense
- 구어(口語)–spoken words; spoken language; vocal language
- 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
- 창구(窓口)–window; counter; channel
- 총구(銃口)–muzzle
- 출구(出口)–exit; way out; escape; export
口
입
구
ip
gu
Kangxi radical:30
Strokes:3
Unicode:U+2F1D
Cangjie input:
- 口 (R)
Composition:
- ⿱ 冂 一
Neighboring radicals in the dictionary
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