村口

cūnkǒu
noun #52,536

Meanings

  1. 1 village entrance
  2. 2 edge of the village

Examples

Lǎorénmen cháng zài cūnkǒu liáotiān.
The elderly often chat at the village entrance.
Cūnkǒu yǒu yī kē dà huáishù.
There is a big locust tree at the village entrance.

Tips

culture
Many Chinese villages have a symbolic 村口 marked by an old tree, stone gateway (牌坊), or shrine. It functions as the social meeting point — where villagers see travelers off, wait for returning family, and exchange news.
memory
literally means "mouth"; here it means "opening/entrance" — same pattern as 门口 (doorway), 路口 (intersection), 港口 (harbor mouth).

Stroke Order

cūn
kǒu