嘴(zuǐ)

HSK 216 strokes

mouth

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zuǐ
Meaning
mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:张,个
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嘴 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口觜

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 觜 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu觜zī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嘴 step by step

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

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Words with 嘴

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

zuǐ嘴ba巴
HSK 4

mouth (CL:张)

Open 嘴巴 page →
qī七zuǐ嘴bā八shé舌
HSK 7-9

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

Open 七嘴八舌 page →
chǎo吵zuǐ嘴
HSK 7-9

to quarrel

Open 吵嘴 page →
zuǐ嘴chún唇
HSK 7-9

lip

Open 嘴唇 page →
zhù住zuǐ嘴

to hold one's tongue; Shut up!

Open 住嘴 page →
nǔ努zuǐ嘴

to pout; to stick out one's lips

Open 努嘴 page →
dòng动zuǐ嘴

to talk

Open 动嘴 page →
qī七zuǐ嘴bā八zhāng张

see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2]

Open 七嘴八张 page →

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巴七八舌吵唇住努

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