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Information of 口

Pinyinkǒu

Radical

口

Strokes

3 strokes

Usage

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Definition

mouth / (a measure word)

口 [kǒu] 名词1. 人和动物吃东西和发声的器官（亦称“嘴”）。 Mouth, an organ used by humans and animals for eating and speaking. 2. 容器通外面的地方。 An opening to the outside of a container. 3. 出入通过的地方。 A passage or entryway. 4. 特指中国长城的某些关口（多用作地名）。 Specifically refers to certain passes of the Great Wall of China, often used as place names. 5. 破裂的地方。 A place of rupture or break. 口腔器官，嘴。 Oral cavity and mouth. 造字法: 象形。甲骨文字形，象人的口形。 The character is an ideogram, resembling the shape of a human mouth in oracle bone script. 引: 1. 《说文》：口，人所以言食也。 Xu Shen: The mouth is the instrument for speaking and eating. 2. 《国语·晋语》：且夫口三五之门也。 Guo Yu: The gate of three to five mouths. 3. 《春秋·元命苞》：口之为言达也。 Chunqiu: The mouth conveys speech. 4. 《鬼谷子·捭阖》：口者心之门户。 Guiguzi: The mouth is the gateway of the heart. 5. 《左传·定公四年》：勺饮不入口七日。 Zuo Zhuan: He did not take food or drink for seven days. 例: 口腹（指饮食）；口分（口福）；口滑（指吃东西失去控制；说话不谨慎）；口辅（面颊）。 Examples: Mouth and stomach (referring to food); the mouth has fortune; to eat in a gluttonous manner; cheek. 6. 出入通过的地方。 Passage or entryway. 引: 1. 晋· 陶渊明《桃花源记》：山有小口。 Tao Yuanming: There is a small opening in the mountain. 例: 井口；矿井口；火山口。 Examples: Wellhead; mine entrance; volcanic crater. 7. 言语。 Words or speech. 8. 口才。 Eloquence. 引: 1. 《汉书·淮南王刘安传》：王有女陵，慧有口。 Han Shu: The king has a daughter, wise and eloquent. 例: 口沸（说话滔滔不绝，如水之沸腾）；口困（说破了嘴）。 Examples: Speaking fluently; to speak oneself out. 9. 指牲口的年龄。 Refers to the age of livestock. 例: 口小（牲口年龄小）；口硬（指牲口年龄较小，较壮的）。 Examples: Young livestock; robust young animals. 10. 关口。 Pass or checkpoint. 例: 口外（长城以北的地区）；口内（泛指长城以内的地区）。 Examples: Outside the wall; inside the wall. 11. 通商码头，港口。 A trade wharf or port. 例: 五口通商；口澳（港口）。 Examples: Five ports opened for trade; port. 12. 刃，武器或器具上刀片的切割边。 Blade edge. 引: 1. 《水浒传》：刀口不捲。 Water Margin: The blade does not roll. 例: 碗口；杯口。 Examples: Rim of a bowl; mouth of a cup. 口头的。嘴说的，说话的，非书写的。 Oral; verbal; spoken rather than written. 例: 口词（案件中原告或被告的口供）。 Example: Oral testimony (statements from the plaintiff or defendant in a case). 量词: 1. 用于某些物品、家畜及人等。 Used for certain items, livestock, and people. 引: 1. 《广东军务记》：发炮数口。 Guangdong Military Accounts: Number of artillery pieces fired. 例: 三口之家；一口井；二口猪；一口钢刀。 Examples: A family of three; a well; two pigs; one steel knife.

目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi

dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied / stunned

一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng

to arbitrarily assert / to allege / to stick to one's statement / to cling to one's view

反咬一口 fǎn yǎo yī kǒu

to make a false countercharge

喇叭口 lǎ bā kǒu

bellmouth / flared / mouth of a horn / horn mouth

口吃 kǒu chī

to stammer / to stutter / also pr. [kou3 ji2]

吐口 tǔ kǒu

to spit / fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)

矢口否认 shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn

to deny flatly

交叉口 jiāo chā kǒu

(road) intersection

交叉路口 jiāo chā lù kǒu

crossroads / intersection

一口 yī kǒu

readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite

进口 jìn kǒu

to import / imported / entrance / inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)

门口 mén kǒu

doorway / gate / CL:個|个[ge4]

总人口 zǒng rén kǒu

total population

港口 gǎng kǒu

port / harbor

胸口 xiōng kǒu

pit of the stomach

口径 kǒu jìng

caliber / diameter of opening

口味 kǒu wèi

a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor

一口气 yī kǒu qì

one breath / in one breath / at a stretch

汉口 Hàn kǒu

Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei

口号 kǒu hào

slogan / catchphrase / CL:個|个[ge4]

口中 kǒu zhōng

In the mouth

河口 hé kǒu

estuary / the mouth of a river

人口数 rén kǒu shù

population

开口 kāi kǒu

to open one's mouth / to start to talk

口气 kǒu qì

tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone

哑口无言 yǎ kǒu wú yán

dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless / at a loss for words

口哨 kǒu shào

whistle

口唇 kǒu chún

lips / labia

垛口 duǒ kǒu

crenel

垭口 yā kǒu

(dialect) narrow mountain pass

Input Method for 口

Pinyinkou3

Wubi

kkkk

Cangjie

r

Zhengma

ja

Four Corner

60000

Unicode

U+53e3

Same Pronunciation Characters

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Same Radical Characters

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