口

kǒu

noun HSK 1 #758

Meanings

1 mouth
2 opening
3 entrance

Characters

Examples

我口渴了。

Wǒ kǒukě le.

I'm thirsty.

你家有几口人？

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?

How many people are in your family?

Tips

memory

The character 口 is a pictograph — it looks like an open mouth.

usage

口 is also a measure word for people in a family (几口人) and for bites of food (吃一口).

Stroke Order

口 kǒu