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口 — mouth

mouth; classifier for things with mouths

Pinyin
kǒu
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

How to write 口: 3 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

口 — 3 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 口 in the HSK syllabus: 45

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouthsHSK 1
  2. 门口ménkǒudoorway; gateHSK 2
  3. 路口lùkǒucrossing; intersectionHSK 3
  4. 出口chūkǒuan exit; to speak; to export; to leave portHSK 4
  5. 口语kǒuyǔcolloquial speech; spoken languageHSK 4
  6. 入口rùkǒuentrance; to importHSK 4
  7. 十字路口shízì lùkǒucrossroads; intersectionHSK 4
  8. 进口jìnkǒuto import; imported; entrance; inletHSK 5
  9. 口袋kǒudaipocket; bag; sackHSK 5
  10. 口味kǒuwèia person's preferences; tastes; flavorHSK 5
  11. 人口rénkǒupopulation; peopleHSK 5
  12. 窗口chuāngkǒuwindow; opening providing restricted accessHSK 6
  13. 港口gǎngkǒuport; harborHSK 6
  14. 可口kěkǒutasty; to taste goodHSK 6
  15. 口感kǒugǎnmouthfeel; textureHSK 6
  16. 口号kǒuhàoslogan; catchphraseHSK 6
  17. 口腔kǒuqiāngoral cavityHSK 6
  18. 口头kǒutóuoral; verbalHSK 6
  19. 伤口shāngkǒuwound; cutHSK 6
  20. 胃口wèikǒuappetite; likingHSK 6
  21. 一口气yìkǒuqìone breath; in one breath; at a stretchHSK 6
  22. 出口成章chūkǒu-chéngzhāngeloquent; articulateHSK 7–9
  23. 忌口jìkǒuabstain from certain food; avoid certain foodsHSK 7–9
  24. 借口jièkǒuto use as an excuse; excuse; pretextHSK 7–9
  25. 口岸kǒu’àna port for external tradeHSK 7–9
  26. 口碑kǒubēipublic praise; public reputationHSK 7–9
  27. 口才kǒucáieloquenceHSK 7–9
  28. 口吃kǒuchīto stammer; to stutterHSK 7–9
  29. 口径kǒujìngbore; caliber; diameter; apertureHSK 7–9
  30. 口令kǒulìngoral command; a word of command; passwordHSK 7–9
  31. 口气kǒuqìtone of voice; the way one speaksHSK 7–9
  32. 口哨儿kǒushàor—HSK 7–9
  33. 口水kǒushuǐsalivaHSK 7–9
  34. 口头禅kǒutóuchánZen saying repeated as cantHSK 7–9
  35. 口香糖kǒuxiāngtángchewing gumHSK 7–9
  36. 口音kǒuyīnoral speech soundsHSK 7–9
  37. 口罩kǒuzhàomaskHSK 7–9
  38. 口子kǒuzihole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wifeHSK 7–9
  39. 两口子liǎngkǒuzihusband and wifeHSK 7–9
  40. 目瞪口呆mùdèng-kǒudāidumbstruck; stupefied; stunnedHSK 7–9

And 5 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.