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)
269 characters- 哜jì
sip
17 strokes
- 嚏tì
sneeze
17 strokes
- 嚓cā
(onom.) scraping sound
17 strokes
- 嚟lì
used in transliteration
18 strokes
- 㘎hǎn
(literary) (of a tiger) to growl; to roar
18 strokes
- 嚔tì
variant of 嚏[ti4]
18 strokes
- 嚗bó
(onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart
18 strokes
- 嚚yín
insincere
18 strokes
- 嚜me
(final particle)
18 strokes
- 嚞zhé
old variant of 哲[zhe2]
18 strokes
- 嚣xiāo
clamor
18 strokes
- 嚯huò
(onom.) expressing admiration or surprise
19 strokes
- 严yán
tight (closely sealed)
HSK 419 strokes
- 呖lì
sound of splitting
19 strokes
- 咙lóng
used in 喉嚨|喉咙[hou2 long2]
19 strokes
- 嚭pǐ
great
19 strokes
- 𪢠lán
used in 囒噸|𪢠吨[Lan2 dun1]
19 strokes
- 嚼jiáo
to chew
HSK 720 strokes
- 嚷rǎng
to shout
HSK 720 strokes
- 亸duǒ
hang down
20 strokes
- 嚵chán
(variant of 饞|馋[chan2]) gluttonous
20 strokes
- 囆chài
(used in an ancient given name)
21 strokes
- 呓yì
to talk in one's sleep
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.