口 kǒu

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

HSK 13 strokes

Stroke order animation

口 · 3 strokes

3 strokes

Each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

Pictograph⿱冂一

An open mouth

A drawing of the thing it names.

Tap a card to reveal the pinyin and meaning.

mén kǒudoorway

lù kǒucrossing

chū kǒuan exit

rù kǒuentrance

kǒu yǔcolloquial speech

shí zì lù kǒucrossroads

rén kǒupopulation

jìn kǒuto import

Turn 口 into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.