mouth
kǒu (kou3)
Radical no. 30 · 3 strokes (第 30 部首 · 3 画 dì 30 bùshǒu · 3 huà)
Radical ⼝ (kǒu) — meaning: mouth, 3 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from a pictograph depicting the mouth or an open mouth shape, reflecting the natural form of this body part.
Mnemonic: A simple square with a horizontal line through the middle looks like an open mouth speaking.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
208 characters- 唂gū
(onom.) bird call
10 strokes
- 唃gū
old variant of 唂[gu1]
10 strokes
- 唅hán
(literary) to put in the mouth
10 strokes
- 唆suō
(bound form) to incite; to instigate
10 strokes
- 唈yì
palpitation
10 strokes
- 唎lì
(final particle)
10 strokes
- 唑zuò
azole (chemistry)
10 strokes
- 唛mài
mark (loanword)
10 strokes
- 唝hǒng
used in the title of an ancient song, 囉嗊曲|啰唝曲[Luo2 hong3 Qu3]
10 strokes
- 唞dǒu
to take a rest (Cantonese)
10 strokes
- 唡liǎng
ounce (British imperial system) (old)
10 strokes
- 唢suǒ
used in 嗩吶|唢呐[suo3 na4]
10 strokes
- 唣zào
variant of 唣[zao4]
10 strokes
- 唧jī
(onom.) to pump (water)
10 strokes
- 𠳐bāng
(onom.) bang (door slamming shut etc)
10 strokes
- 𫪁lai
(dialect) modal particle similar to 呢[ne5], 啦[la5] or 來著|来着[lai2 zhe5]
10 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 呼?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.