口 (kǒu)
mouth; entrance; measure word for family members
How 口 is written
- Strokes
- 3
- Traditional
- 口
- Simplified
- 口 (unchanged)
Common words using 口
- 人口 rénkǒu
- population
- 借口 jièkǒu
- to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse
- 傷口 shāngkǒu
- wound; cut
- 入口 rùkǒu
- entrance
- 出口 chūkǒu
- an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak
- 口味 kǒuwèi
- a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor
- 胃口 wèikǒu
- appetite
- 門口 ménkǒu
- doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 一口氣 yīkǒuqì
- one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
- 三岔口 sānchàkǒu
- At The Crossroads, the name of a famous opera, story from Shui Hu Zhuan
- 兩口子 liǎngkǒuzi
- husband and wife
- 十字路口 shízìlùkǒu
- crossroads; intersection
口 in a sentence
我在門口等你。
Wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ.
“I'll wait for you at the entrance.”
How common is 口?
口 is the 212th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 57% of all running text.
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