水口

shuǐkǒu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 water outlet; mouth of a stream; water inlet/outlet (engineering)
  2. 2 (fengshui) the point where water flows out of a village or siting area

Examples

Cūn kǒu de shuǐkǒu zhòng le jǐ kē gǔ róng shù.
A few old banyan trees are planted at the village water outlet.
Shuǐguǎn shuǐkǒu dǔ zhù le.
The water pipe outlet is blocked.

Tips

culture
In traditional Chinese fengshui, 水口 is the critical point where water enters or leaves a village site. Villagers plant groves (水口) and build pavilions or small temples there to "lock" the qi and prosperity from flowing out — a pattern still visible in old Huizhou and Fujian villages.

Stroke Order

shuǐ
kǒu