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Learn Mandarin Mandarin Chinese Character Etymology

kǒu, kou
Character Formation
Definition mouth; open end; entrance, gate; Kangxi radical 30
Formation
Method
  1. (象形) Pictographic. Picture of an open mouth. As a character component, it may be used for its box shape rather than its meaning.
Character Decomposition
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