嘴

zuǐ

noun HSK 2 #403

Measure Word

一张嘴 zhāng

Meanings

1 mouth

Characters

Contains 口 (mouth) — the primary meaning is mouth.

Examples

请张开嘴。

Qǐng zhāng kāi zuǐ.

Please open your mouth.

她嘴很小。

Tā zuǐ hěn xiǎo.

Her mouth is very small.

他嘴里还在吃东西。

Tā zuǐ lǐ hái zài chī dōngxi.

He still has food in his mouth.

Tips

usage

嘴 can also mean 'beak' for birds. The full form 嘴巴 (zuǐba) is also common in spoken Chinese.

memory

The character 嘴 has 口 (mouth radical) on the left, reinforcing its meaning.

Stroke Order

嘴 zuǐ