kǒu
Radical 30 · 3 strokes

mouth

HSK 3 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)3 meanings#4127
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    mouth

    人脸上吃东西的地方rénliǎn shàng chīdōngxi de dìfang

    • Please open your mouth.

    • He covered his mouth with his hand and held back his laughter.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • My country is a nation with a large population and abundant natural resources.

  2. measure word

    classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

    用来计数有嘴的人、动物或物品yònglái jìshù yǒu zuǐ de rén、dòngwù huò wùpǐn

    • There are three wells in the village, providing water for all the villagers.

  3. measure word

    classifier for bites or mouthfuls

    用来数吃的次数或量的单位yònglái shǔ chī de cìshù huò liàng de dānyuè

    • He drank that whole glass of water in one gulp.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

The character 口 is drawn as an open mouth shape for speaking or eating.

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