(m.) (family member, knife, well, water in mouth, etc.)
(n.) mouth (of human or animal); entrance, opening; edge of a knife; age of a draught animal
(radical.) mouth
(char.) one's taste; people, population; port; cut, crack, hole; gate way of the Great Wall
Simplified口
Traditional口
Strokes count3
Similar 2
日
(n./m.) daytime; sun; date; daily; time; a particular day; measure word for days | (radical.) sun | (n.) referring to Japan | (phr.) (informal, slang) to have intercourse
曰
(v.) (lit.) speak, say; be called | (radical.) speak
Words with 口
44
门
口
doorway | gate | CL:個|个[ge4]
路
口
crossing | intersection (of roads)
入
口
(n.) entrance
出
口
(n.) exit | (v.) to speak, to utter | (v.) to export
十
字
路
口
crossroads | intersection
口
语
colloquial speech | spoken language | vernacular language | slander | gossip | CL:門|门[men2]
进
口
(v./n.) import, enter port; entrance
口
味
(n.) taste, flavor; (TCM) taste in the mouth
人
口
(n.) population
口
袋
pocket | bag; sack
胃
口
(n.) appetite
港
口
(n.) port, harbor
可
口
(adj.) delicious, tasty
口
腔
(n.) oral cavity
口
头
(n./adj.) words; oral, verbal
一
口
气
one breath | in one breath | at a stretch
伤
口
wound | cut
口
感
mouthfeel; texture (of food)
口
号
slogan | catchphrase | CL:個|个[ge4]
窗
口
window | opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) | computer operating system window | fig. medium | intermediary | showpiece | testing ground
借
口
(n./v.) excuse, pretext, pretence, cover story; be on the excuse of, to use as an excuse
口
气
(n.) tone of comments, the way one speaks | (n.) (TCM) mouth odor
口
音
(n.) oral speech sounds, accent
缺
口
(n.) breach, gap, loophole, insufficiency
出
口
成
章
(phr.) talk with adroit phrases, say easily without thinking hard
忌
口
(v.) avoid certain food, keep special diet
口
岸
(n.) port
口
碑
(n.) word of mouth, public praise, public reputation, commonly held opinions, current idiom
口
才
(n.) eloquence
口
吃
(v.) to stutter, to stammer | (n.) stuttering, stammering
Similar pronunciation
11
扣
(n.) button; knot; circle of thread (on a screw) | (v.) button up; cover with an inverted bowl; put (a label on sb.); detain, arrest; deduct; smash or spike (a ball); pull (trigger)
抠
(v./adj.) dig out; carve; stingy
佝
used in 佝瞀[kou4 mao4]
叩
to knock | to kowtow
寇
old variant of 寇[kou4]
眍
to sink in (of eyes)
筘
(a measure of width of cloth)
簆
healds of a loom
芤
hollow | scallion stalk
蔻
used in 豆蔻[dou4 kou4]
鷇
fledglings
Synonyms
12
块
(m.) (esp. in spoken) measure word of basic Chinese monetary unit (same as "yuan"); basic monetary unit of other currencies (such as "dollars") | (n./m.) piece, cut, lump
头
(n.) head; hair, hair style; chief, leader | (m.) measure word for large animals (like pig, cow, sheep, elephant etc.); for garlic or onion | (num./adj.) first (used before a numeral); previous, last (used before 年 or 天) | (n.) end, top (of sth); beginning or end; remnant; side, aspect
条
(n./m.) long and narrow piece; stripe; measure word for long and thin things (trousers, road..., dogs), for people | (char./m.) twig; order; item, article; (measure word) for sth that can be listed item by item (e.g. in official documents)
面
(m.) used for flat things (flags, mirrors, etc.); used for times to meet sb | (n./adv./v.) face, side; (also: facade; aspect; surface; in persona; scope; orientation) | (radical.) face | (n./adj.) noodle; flour, wheat flour; powder; (dialect) soft and mealy
嘴
(n.) mouth; something like a mouth; words, tongue
嘴
巴
mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]) | slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4])
根
(n.) root; base, origin, cause; offspring; (Math.) root; (chemistry) radical | (m.) measure word for long and thin things | (char.) base, source; base (of part of body or object); completely, thoroughly
眼
(n.) eye; small hole; (Go game) trap; unaccented beat (in opera) | (char./m.) salient point; insight; used for wells, springs or cave-dwellings
啖
to eat | to taste | to entice (using bait)
喙
beak | snout | mouth | to pant
嘴
角
corner of the mouth
餐
(char.) food, meal; to eat (a meal) | (m.) measure word for meals
No matter how many times you make mistakes in Chinese, you should persist on speaking, because this is the correct way to learn spoken Chinese.
这
个
茶
是
要
出
口
到
很
多
国
家
的
。
This tea is to be exported to many countries.
绳
子
终
于
被
咬
断
了
,
巨
网
出
现
了
一
个
大
缺
口
。
The rope was finally bitten, and a big gap appeared in the giant net.
门
口
有
一
个
女
的
。
There is a woman at the door.
他
能
把
什
么
事
都
说
得
让
人
很
明
白
,
他
的
口
才
很
好
。
He can make everything clear, and his eloquence is very good.
这
个
咖
啡
是
美
国
进
口
的
。
This coffee is imported from America.
印
度
的
人
口
很
多
。
India has a large population.
我
的
口
语
很
好
,
九
十
分
。
My spoken English is very good, 90.
她
的
听
力
和
口
语
都
很
好
,
但
是
写
字
不
太
好
。
She is good at listening and speaking, but she is not very good at writing.
我
们
明
天
上
午
九
点
在
野
生
动
物
园
门
口
上
车
。
We'll take the bus at the gate of the safari park at nine tomorrow morning.
我
刚
做
完
运
动
,
有
点
口
渴
。
I just finished my exercise and I'm a little thirsty.
很
多
人
拿
着
鲜
花
站
在
门
口
。
Lots of people are standing at the door holding flowers.
门
口
有
五
个
人
。
There are five people at the door.
我
有
一
台
钢
琴
,
一
把
小
提
琴
,
一
支
口
琴
,
和
一
个
手
风
琴
。
I have a piano, a violin, a harmonica, and an accordion.
品
有
三
个
口
。
The character "product" is made up of three "mouths".
和
有
禾
和
口
。
The character "and" is made up of "grain" and "mouth".
门
口
是
哥
哥
和
姐
姐
。
At the door are my brother and sister.
我
努
力
使
自
己
的
口
气
缓
和
下
来
。
I tried to soften my tone.
我
家
有
五
口
人
。
There are five people in my family.
学
校
门
口
新
开
了
一
家
文
具
店
。
A new stationery store has opened at the school gate.
我
们
国
家
人
口
一
直
在
增
长
。
The population of our country has been increasing.
昨
天
妈
妈
没
有
在
小
学
门
口
看
见
你
。
Mother didn't see you at the primary school gate yesterday.
它
那
丰
富
的
色
彩
、
微
甜
的
口
感
,
至
今
仍
让
我
十
分
想
念
。
Its rich colors and slightly sweet taste still make me miss it very much.
门
口
有
人
。
There is someone at the door.
入
口
处
有
一
群
人
。
There is a group of people at the entrance.
妹
妹
没
在
练
习
口
语
。
My sister is not practicing her spoken English.
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