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口 3 strokes

口 kǒu — mouth

3 strokes · radical 口 · HSK 1

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A way to remember it

An open mouth. As a component it marks characters about eating, speaking and calling out — 吃 eat, 喝 drink, 叫 shout.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

An open mouth.

Words it turns up in

人口出口

Lists it belongs to

一二三人 Your first 20 characters 20 characters 日月山水 Characters that are still pictures 24 characters 一二七八 HSK 1 core characters 86 characters

Characters near this one

七 qī 九 jiǔ 了 le 二 èr 人 rén 儿 ér 入 rù 八 bā

Quick check — what does 口 mean?

Reading that mentions 口

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