Mnemonic comic for 口

Translation

kǒu = k + ou3: mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic

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

Comments

He's a savage for eating it without peeling it first. Eww!

Matthias, over 1 year ago

口 character breakdown

The character 口 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 口 as component

qǐ = qi + Ø3

variant of 啟|启[qi3]

启 = 口 + 户 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is informing (启) every member on the space station that from now on she has to be greeted with 启奏万岁 whenever someone wants to see her in the space station (Ø3). Furthermore, anyone visiting her has to bring a mandarin (口) as a present. She writes this rules down in orange on a wooden swinging door (户) so that no-one forgets.

yín = y + (e)n2

old variant of 吟[yin2]

吟 = 今 + 口 : Maud Younger (y) has a rip off calendar (今) with images of what to eat each day in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). Every morning she rips off one page, discovers that she is supposed to eat a mandarin (口) and groans (吟).

zào = z + ao4

see 羅唣|罗唣, to create a disturbance / to make trouble / to harass

zào = z + ao4

variant of 唣[zao4]

qìn = qi + (e)n4

to vomit (of dogs and cats) / to rail against / to talk nonsense

dǒu = d + ou3

to take a rest (Cantonese)

fěng = f + (e)ng3

recite / chant

jìn = ji + (e)n4

to stutter / to shut one's mouth / Taiwan pr. [yin2]

yín = y + (e)n2

variant of 崟[yin2]

shua̅ = shu + a1

(onom.) swishing / rustling

ér = Ø + Ø2

forced laughter

jiè = ji + e4

sigh / groan / loud laughter

lài = l + ai4

(modal particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la1])

Words with 口

lipstick

slogan / catchphrase / CL:個|个[ge4]

oral cavity

bad breath / halitosis

dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round

mask (surgical etc)

ration

happy knack for chancing upon fine food

mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab

(fig.) food

indistinct in one's speech / defective in one's pronunciation

stomatitis / ulceration of oral cavity / inflammation of the mucous lining of the mouth

desire for good food

Jew's harp

Jew's harp

Saint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum)

to speak / to say

lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

muzzle (over a dog's mouth)

glue stick

Sentences with 口

zhù

kǒu

nán

dào

méi

yǒu

ǎn

qí

tia̅n

dà

shèng

de

zuò

wèi

Shut up! Why wasn't I, the Great Sage Equal of Heaven, invited?