口（kǒu）

 

字形：
甲骨文的“口”像人的嘴巴，是象形字。本义即为人的嘴。 现代汉语中“mouth”的意思用“嘴”字表示，但在古代汉语中这个意思是用“口”字表示的，“嘴”指的是动物或鸟类的嘴。现代汉语中“口”已经不能作为 “mouth”的意思单用了，它只能作为语素出现在两个音节以上的词里面，因为这些词是在“口”可以作为 “mouth”的意思单用的时候固定下来的，如“口腔”、“口齿不清”等。后来扩大字义，指容器、建筑物等通向外面的地方或出入通过的地方。
The character “口” was like human’s mouth in the oracle bone inscription. Its original meaning was man’s mouth. The meaning of "mouth" in modern Chinese is indicated by the character "嘴", but in ancient Chinese, it was indicated by the character "口". In modern Chinese, the basic meaning of "口" is still "mouth". However, it is no longer used alone, but only as a morpheme in the words such as "口腔" (oral cavity) and "口齿不清" (inarticulacy), etc. Later, it was extended to refer to opening of containers or entrance.
 
字义：
mouth
 
组词：
1.口才（kǒucái）：eloquence
2.口感（kǒugǎn）：taste
3.口罩（kǒuzhào）：gauze mask
4.出口（chūkǒu）：entrance
5.港口（gǎng kǒu）：harbor
6.口红（kǒuhóng）： lipstick
 
例句：
Zhè dào cài kǒugǎn fēicháng hǎo.
1、这道菜口感非常好！
This dish tastes delicious.
Wèile bìmiǎn chuánrǎn, nǐ zuìhǎo dàishàng kǒuzhào.
2、为了避免传染，你最好戴上口罩。
You’d better wear a gauze mask to avoid infection.
Tā sòng le tā nǚpéngyou yìzhī kǒuhóng zuòwéi shēngrì lǐwù.
3、他送了他的女朋友一支口红作为生日礼物。
He gave his girlfriend a lipstick as a birthday gift.