口 kǒu▶ mulut

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Pintu masuk
• 人口populasi
• 借口Alasan
• 出口Keluar
• 口味Rasa
• 胃口Nafsu makan

口 is pronounced kǒu and means “mulut”. HSK 3 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 口 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.