mouth

kǒu (kou3)

Radical no. 30 · 3 strokes (30 部首 · 3 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
  • 𠮶

    that (Cantonese)

    6 strokes

  • ba

    (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • tīng

    to listen to; to hear

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • ya

    (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

    HSK 4

    7 strokes

  • è

    (exclamation)

    7 strokes

  • dāi

    foolish; stupid

    HSK 5

    7 strokes

  • wěn

    variant of 吻[wen3]

    HSK 7

    7 strokes

  • chuī

    to blow

    HSK 2

    7 strokes

  • chǎo

    to quarrel

    HSK 3

    7 strokes

  • yuán

    (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity

    HSK 3

    7 strokes

  • battle cry

    7 strokes

  • jūn

    monarch

    7 strokes

  • bei

    modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm

    7 strokes

  • hǒu

    to roar

    HSK 7

    7 strokes

  • (onom.) for humming or whimpering

    7 strokes

  • (old) I; my

    7 strokes

  • gào

    (bound form) to say; to tell

    HSK 7

    7 strokes

  • tūn

    to swallow

    HSK 6

    7 strokes

  • surname Wu

    7 strokes

  • chéng

    to present to a superior

    7 strokes

  • dūn

    ton (loanword)

    HSK 5

    7 strokes

  • hán

    to keep in the mouth

    HSK 4

    7 strokes

  • fǒu

    to negate

    7 strokes

  • qiāng

    to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)

    HSK 7

    7 strokes

  • hōng

    sound of a Buddhist incantation

    7 strokes

  • ǒu

    vomit

    7 strokes

  • chǐ

    foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

    7 strokes

  • perplexed

    7 strokes

  • fèi

    to bark

    7 strokes

  • star

    7 strokes

  • zhī

    (onom.) creaking or groaning

    7 strokes

  • old variant of 訥|讷[ne4]

    7 strokes

  • chǒu

    (onom.)

    7 strokes

  • lìn

    variant of 吝[lin4]

    7 strokes

  • yín

    to chant; to recite

    7 strokes

  • used as phonetic bi- or pi-

    7 strokes

  • qìn

    to vomit (of dogs and cats)

    7 strokes

  • used for transcription in 嗊吥|唝吥[Gong4 bu4]

    7 strokes

  • fēn

    used in 吩咐[fen1 fu5]

    7 strokes

  • é

    move

    7 strokes

  • kēng

    to utter

    7 strokes

  • shǔn

    to suck

    7 strokes

  • variant of 啟|启[qi3]

    7 strokes

  • hóng

    clang

    7 strokes

  • yǐn

    used in 吲哚[yin3 duo3]

    7 strokes

  • gào

    variant of 告[gao4]

    7 strokes

  • used in transliteration, e.g. 呋喃[fu1 nan2], furan or 呋喃西林[fu1 nan2 xi1 lin2], furacilinum

    7 strokes

  • shēng

    gallon

    7 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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