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

so̅u = s + ou1

(onom.) whooshing / swishing / rustle of skirts

pǎng = p + ang3

(dialect) to boast / to brag / (onom.) sound of hitting sth

qiàn = qi + an4

pouch / hold / content

háo = h + ao2

to howl (like a wolf)

háo = h + ao2

variant of 嗥[hao2]

háo = h + ao2

old variant of 嗥[hao2]

he̅ = h + e1

(interjection expressing surprise) oh! / wow!

to̅ng = tu + (e)ng1

(onom.) thump / thud

lián = li + an2

chattering

zhè = zh + e4

(old) aye aye!

sǒu = s + ou3

to urge on / incite

tǎn = t + an3

sound of many people eating

Words with 口

population / people

(road) intersection

Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lü3 liang2], Shanxi 山西

population

entrance to mine

Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing

voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lü3 liang2], Shanxi 山西

Jingkou district of Zhenjiang city 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 shi4], Jiangsu

Jingkou district of Zhenjiang city 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 shi4], Jiangsu

demography

population density

densely populated

census

populous

Danjiangkou, county-level city in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei

Danjiangkou, county-level city in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei

Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)

to give cause for gossip

the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海

Sentences with 口

wàn

suì

ta̅

hái

kǒu

chu̅

kuáng

yán

zì

che̅ng

qí

tia̅n

dà

shèng

Your Majesty, he boastfully calls himself Great Sage the Equal of Heaven.