(kǒu)

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 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱冂一

An open mouth

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rénkǒu
HSK 2

population

Open 人口 page →
jièkǒu
HSK 7-9

to use as an excuse

Open 借口 page →
kǒu

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

Open 一口 page →
shàngkǒu

to be able to read aloud fluently; to be suitable (easy enough) for reading…

Open 上口 page →
bìngkǒu

parallel port (computing)

Open 并口 page →

fixed price; take-it-or-leave-it price

Open 一口价 page →

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