口 kǒu▶ mouth

Stroke order

口 is written in 3 strokes.

• 口

Senses

1. mouth
2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Example sentences

• 请张开口。Qǐng zhāngkāi kǒu.Please open your mouth.
• 他家有五口人。Tā jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén.There are five people in his family.

Related words

• 入口Entrance
• 人口population
• 借口Excuse
• 出口Exit
• 口味Flavor
• 胃口Appetite

口 is pronounced kǒu and means “mouth”.

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