⼝

mouth

kǒu (kou3)

Radical no. 30 · 3 strokes (第 30 部首 · 3 画 dì 30 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼝ (kǒu) — meaning: mouth, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting the mouth or an open mouth shape, reflecting the natural form of this body part.

Mnemonic: A simple square with a horizontal line through the middle looks like an open mouth speaking.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

488 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 嚵chán

    (variant of 饞|馋[chan2]) gluttonous

    20 strokes

  • 囆chài

    (used in an ancient given name)

    21 strokes

  • 苏sū

    old variant of 蘇|苏[su1]

    22 strokes

  • 囊náng

    sack

    22 strokes

  • 冁chǎn

    smilingly

    22 strokes

  • 囍xǐ

    double happiness (similar to 喜喜)

    24 strokes

  • 囔nāng

    muttering, indistinct speech

    25 strokes

  • 囖luo

    erroneous variant of 囉|啰[luo5]

    28 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.