How is 口 pronounced?

口 is pronounced “kǒu” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 口?

口 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 口?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 口 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3measure wordnoun

口

kǒu

口 (kǒu) means “mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他一口吃完了。

Tā yì kǒu chī wán le.

He ate it in one bite.

Words containing 口

出口chū kǒuan exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port 入口rù kǒuentrance; to import 借口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse; excuse; pretext 进口jìn kǒuto import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)口味kǒu wèia person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor 港口gǎng kǒuport; harbor 人口rén kǒupopulation; people 胃口wèi kǒuappetite; liking 可口kě kǒutasty; to taste good 口气kǒu qìtone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression 口腔kǒu qiāngoral cavity 口头kǒu tóuoral; verbal

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Frequently asked questions

What does 口 mean?: 口 (kǒu) means “mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 口 pronounced?: 口 is pronounced “kǒu” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 口?: 口 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 口?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 口 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27