Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

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Character breakdownkǒu / top–bottom / Pictograph
口
kǒu

Definition: (measure for family members)

kǒu

Definition: mouthful

kǒu

Definition: mouth

Strokes

Components

Part / top冂jiōngdown boxPart / bottom一yīone
口kǒu
Structuretop–bottom
Radical口mouth, opening
TypePictograph

How it works

口 developed from a stylized picture of the thing or idea it represents.

Common words 1

  • 路口 HSK 2lùkǒucrossing · crossroads