口頭禪

Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase / mantra / favorite expression / stock phrase

Characters and words in 口頭禪

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

oral / verbal

tóu = t + ou2

head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4]

头 = ⺀ + 大 : Tecumseh (t) is inspecting is depiction in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He's depicted as having a skull (mnemonic symbol for 头) head (头) with two petal leaves (⺀) in the eye holes, and having a robot (大) body.

tou = t + ou5

suffix for nouns

chán = ch + an2

dhyana (Sanskrit) / Zen / meditation (Buddhism)

shàn = sh + an4

to abdicate

Words with 口頭禪

口頭禪 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 口頭禪

口頭禪 currently does not appear in any sentence.