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Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
口-order.gif

Phonosemantic interpretation[edit]

Old Chinese Initial /*k-/ lends semantic value Frame. Vowel /*-u-/ lends semantic value Circle or Mass. Pictogram (象形) of a rounded cavity, and in particular the human mouth → hole; entrance. 口 can also function as a shape indicator. Source: Howell & Morimoto

Etymology[edit]

Pictogram (象形) – resembles an open mouth.

Han character[edit]

(radical 30 +0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 口 (R), four-corner 60000)

  1. mouth
  2. open end
  3. entrance, gate

Usage notes[edit]

This character (口) is used within characters; if a square is instead used as an enclosure (around) a character, then the character is used instead.

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 171, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3227
  • Dae Jaweon: page 379, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 566, character 14
  • Unihan data for U+53E3

Cantonese[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

(jyutping hau2, Yale hau2)


Hakka[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

(POJ khéu, héu, Guangdong k'eu3, heu5 [Meixian], heu3, k'ieu3 [Hailu], Hagfa Pinyim heu3)

References[edit]


Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Noun[edit]

(hiragana くち, romaji kuchi)

  1. mouth
  2. opening

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]


Eumhun:

  • Sound (hangeul):  (revised: gu, McCune-Reischauer: ku)
  • Name (hangeul):  (revised: ip, McCune-Reischauer: ip)

Compounds[edit]

References[edit]


Mandarin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

(pinyin kǒu (kou3), Wade-Giles k'ou3)

Compounds[edit]


Middle Chinese[edit]

Han character[edit]

(*kǒu)


Min Nan[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

(POJ kháu (khau2), khió (khio2), khó• (kho•2), káu (kau2))


Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

(khẩu)