Radical 口 – Mouth

Pinyin: kǒu
Strokes: 3 strokes
Variants: None

Meaning

Mouth, opening

Memory tipA mouth. Characters with 口 usually involve the mouth: speaking, eating, calling, plus sentence particles: 吃 (eat), 喝 (drink), 叫 (call), 唱 (sing), 吗/呢 (question particles).

HSK characters with 口 (136)

First 24 of 136, by HSK level – tap to practise writing

吧baHSK 1
唱chàngHSK 1
吃chīHSK 1
告gàoHSK 1
哥gēHSK 1
听

Other 3-stroke radicals

囗Enclosure
土Earth
士Scholar
夂Go slowly
夊Go slowly
夕Evening
大Big
女Woman

Character Breakdown: 口

絮Chatter, talkative, endlessly repetitive
兄Elder brother
员Member, personnel, staff
舍House, residence, dormitory
古Ancient, old, historic
吞To swallow, gulp down, annex
喃Murmur, mutter, Nom script
圣Holy, sacred, saint, sage

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Radical 口 – Mouth

HSK characters with 口 (136)

Other 3-stroke radicals

Character Breakdown: 口

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