人口

rénkǒu

noun HSK 2 #3,746

Meanings

1 population

Characters

mouth (here: head count)

口 was historically used to count people (mouths to feed).

Examples

中国的人口很多。

Zhōngguó de rénkǒu hěn duō.

China has a large population.

这个城市的人口有一千万。

Zhège chéngshì de rénkǒu yǒu yì qiān wàn.

This city has a population of ten million.

世界人口越来越多。

Shìjiè rénkǒu yuè lái yuè duō.

The world population is growing.

Tips

culture

China has the world's second-largest population. India surpassed China in 2023.

Stroke Order

人 rén

口 kǒu