IDENTITY
口kǒumouth; opening; measure word for people
HSK 2Top 42
CORE MEANING
mouth; opening; measure word for people
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.mouthHSK1
- 2.measure word for peopleHSK2
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 口mouth radical (kǒu)
- strokes
- 3
- Structure
- single pictograph
- IDS sequence
- 口
USAGE
Common words
门口ménkǒudoorway
人口rénkǒupopulation
入口rùkǒuentrance
Graded examples
我家有三口人。Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.HSK2
There are three people in my family.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
POEM LINES WITH THIS CHARACTER
LEARNING
Memory aid
An open mouth — a square hole.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #42
- Memory aid
- imagery
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-14
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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