口(kǒu): mouth
HSK 13 strokes
mouth
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- kǒu
- Meaning
- mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- Strokes
- 3
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 口 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 口 step by step
3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
- 3
Words with 口
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