Chinese symbol for “mouth”
口
kǒu
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mouth is 口 (kǒu), defined as: mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “mouth”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth; beak |
| 嘴里 (嘴裡) | zuǐ lǐ | mouth; in the mouth |
| 嘴子 | zuǐ zi | mouth; beak |
| 吻 | wěn | kiss; to kiss |
| 喙 | huì | beak; snout |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 口.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit; 个 (gè) |
| 进口 (進口) | jìn kǒu | to import; imported |
| 口号 (口號) | kǒu hào | slogan; catchphrase |
| 门口 (門口) | mén kǒu | doorway; gate |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance; to import |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mouth”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.