口 kǒu

1. kǒu measure word measure word for people, pigs, and kitcheware
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: Used for (1) people in families (2) pigs and (3) kitchenware (CCD '口' 11; XHZD '口' 7, 8)
2. kǒu noun Kangxi radical 30
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: Mouth (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. kǒu noun mouth
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 嘴 (CCD '口' 1; Unihan '口'; XHZD '口' 1)
4. kǒu noun an opening; a hole
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CCD '口' 4, 8; Unihan '口'; XHZD '口' 2, 4)
5. kǒu noun eloquence
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 口 is the same as 口才
6. kǒu noun the edge of a blade
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Tools
   Notes: In this sense 口 is the same as 刃 (CCD '口' 9; XHZD '口'5)
7. kǒu noun edge; border
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 口 is the same as 边
8. kǒu adjective verbal; oral
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 口 is the same as 口头
9. kǒu adjective taste
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 口味 (CCD '口' 2)
10. kǒu noun population; people
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 人口 (CCD '口' 3)
11. kǒu noun an entrance; an exit; a pass
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 入口 or 出口 (CCD '口' 5, 6; XHZD '口' 3)

Contained in

• 口不择言(口不擇言) to speak incoherently; to ramble; to talk irresponsibly
• 众口一词(眾口一詞) many people speaking the same words
• 费口舌(費口舌) to argue needlessly; waste time explaining
• 口甜 soft-spoken; affable
• 人口学(人口學) demography
• 口琴 harmonica
• 龙口夺食(龍口奪食) to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
• 满口之乎者也(滿口之乎者也) mouth full of literary phrases; to spout the classics
• 口哨 whistle
• 舒一口气(舒一口氣) to heave a sigh of relief
• 口齿清楚(口齒清楚) clear diction; clear articulation
• 口说无凭(口說無憑) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because somebody says sth, doesn't mean it's true
• 岔口 junction; fork in road
• 刀口 the blade of a knife ; a dangerous place
• 口德 propriety in speech
• 黑顶蛙口鸱(黑頂蛙口鴟) Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni)
• 口袋 a bag ; a bag; a pocket
• 大渡口 Dadukou
• 哑口无言(啞口無言) dumbstruck; left speechless; at a loss for words
• 口传(口傳) orally transmitted
• 夫妻两口(夫妻兩口) husband and wife
• 一口钟(一口鐘) a button up overcoat ; a clock
• 动口(動口) to use one's mouth
• 口渴 thirsty
• 入口页(入口頁) web portal
• 口语(口語) colloquial speech; spoken language ; discussion ; slander ; spoken testimony
• 口爆 to ejaculate inside somebody's mouth
• 口舌 dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk somebody round
• 口气(口氣) tone of voice ; implied meaning ; bad breath ; accent
• 汉口市商会(漢口市商會) Hankou Chamber of Commerce
• 信口胡说(信口胡說) to speak without thinking; to blurt out
• 心口如一 to say what you think
• 免开尊口(免開尊口) keep your thoughts to yourself
• 大口径(大口徑) large caliber
• 人口贩运(人口販運) human trafficking
• 户口制(戶口制) PRC system of compulsory registration of households
• 口是心非 duplicity; hypocrisy
• 满口答应(滿口答應) to readily consent
• 一口咬定 to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view
• 出口额(出口額) export amount
• 一口中 a button up overcoat
• 入海口 estuary
• 张口(張口) to gape; to yawn; to open one's mouth; to start speaking ; to talk carelessly; to talk out of place
• 口技 beat boxing; vocal mimicry; ventriloquism

Also contained in

周口市 、 串行端口 、 浦口 、 开口呼 、 觃口 、 京口区 、 城口县

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• 《口部》 Kǒu Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 206
• 卷三十九 志第十九: 地理二 Volume 39 Treatises 19: Geography 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 172
• 卷106中 地形志二中 Volume 106b Treatise 2: Terrain 2 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 162
• 卷四十 志第二十: 地理三 Volume 40 Treatises 20: Geography 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 159
• 卷四十一 志第二十一: 地理四 Volume 41 Treatises 21: Geography 4 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 154
• 卷八十四 志第六十 河渠二 Volume 84 Treatises 60: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 136
• 卷四十 志第十六 地理一 Volume 40 Treatises 16: Geography 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 129
• 卷106上 地形志二上 Volume 106a Treatise 2: Terrain 1 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 126
• 卷三十八 志第十八: 地理一 Volume 38 Treatises 18: Geography 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 115
• 卷八十三 志第五十九 河渠一 Volume 83 Treatises 59: Rivers and Canals 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 104