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)

208 characters

Stroke count

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  • 唂gū

    (onom.) bird call

    10 strokes

  • 唃gū

    old variant of 唂[gu1]

    10 strokes

  • 唅hán

    (literary) to put in the mouth

    10 strokes

  • 唆suō

    (bound form) to incite; to instigate

    10 strokes

  • 唈yì

    palpitation

    10 strokes

  • 唎lì

    (final particle)

    10 strokes

  • 唑zuò

    azole (chemistry)

    10 strokes

  • 唛mài

    mark (loanword)

    10 strokes

  • 唝hǒng

    used in the title of an ancient song, 囉嗊曲|啰唝曲[Luo2 hong3 Qu3]

    10 strokes

  • 唞dǒu

    to take a rest (Cantonese)

    10 strokes

  • 唡liǎng

    ounce (British imperial system) (old)

    10 strokes

  • 唢suǒ

    used in 嗩吶|唢呐[suo3 na4]

    10 strokes

  • 唣zào

    variant of 唣[zao4]

    10 strokes

  • 唧jī

    (onom.) to pump (water)

    10 strokes

  • 𠳐bāng

    (onom.) bang (door slamming shut etc)

    10 strokes

  • 𫪁lai

    (dialect) modal particle similar to 呢[ne5], 啦[la5] or 來著|来着[lai2 zhe5]

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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