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Kou, a Chinese standard first-level character ( Commonly used words) [1]. Hieroglyphic characters, the oracle bones are like an upward mouth shape, and the upper part has the meaning of "out", so it is often used to refer to pronunciation in speech. The original meaning is the mouth, which is extended to the part of the container that leads to the outside, the place where it goes in and out, etc. "口" is also a radical character.

Chinese name

口

Pinyin

kǒu[2]

Pinyin

ㄎㄡˇ[2]

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口

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Kou, Liushu is a pictographic character, like the shape of a human being. The character "口" in oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions looks like an open mouth. The small seal script is roughly the same as the bronze script, but the characters are elongated up and down. Official script and regular script use straight and square folds instead of the arc-shaped folds of Xiaozhuan, which does not resemble the shape of a mouth. Its original meaning refers to the mouth. The word "口" in bronze inscriptions is used as a clan character. In ancient Chinese characters, "口" was usually written in two strokes, but by the Han Dynasty, it might have been written in three strokes.

"口" can be used alone or as a radical. It is the radical of "Shuowen", and modern Chinese dictionaries still have the "口" part. Most of the Chinese characters related to "口" come from "口", such as kiss, eat, drink, sing, etc. "Kou" can sometimes also be used as a sound symbol, such as buckle, knock, etc. [4] [5] [6]

Evolution of the character "口"

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Part of speech Definition English translation Example words Example sentences

Noun

Oral organ, mouth. An organ used by humans and animals for vocalization and eating

mouth

Mouth and abdomen; mouth division; mouth slip; mouth aid; mouth and eyes closed.

Speech is the expression of words. ——"Spring and Autumn·Yuan Mingbao"

The place where the container leads to the outside

The mouth of the bottle

The place where entry and exit pass. Also refers to port

passage

wellhead; mine mouth; crater.

The mountain has a small mouth. ——Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty's "Peach Blossom Spring"

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Shuowenjiezi

Volume 2 Mouth Mouth

People keep their word. Pictogram. Everything that comes from the mouth comes from the mouth. Cut after suffering. [2]

Shuowen Jiezi Note

The mouth is what people say and eat.

Speech, food and drink are spoken by a college. It is also said under the tongue. The mouth is the only way to express taste. Yi Xiang's biography says: A gentleman should be careful in his words and moderate in his diet.

Pictogram. Bitter and thick cut. Four. Everything that comes from the mouth comes from the mouth. [2]

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"Tang Yun" is bitter and then cut. "Ji Yun" and "Yun Hui" remove thick cuts. "Zhengyun" is bitter and thick, with a rising tone. "Shuowen": People eat what they say. Pictogram. "Yi Gua": Ask for food by mouth. "Book of Dayu Mo": Only the words are used to promote military affairs.

Another household registration. "Mencius": A family of several people. "Records of Emperor Xuan of the Former Han Dynasty": Jiaodong Xiangcheng worked hard and the refugees accounted for more than 80,000 people.

Also in "The Biography of Li Ling": After he was captured, he said that Li Ling sent Shanyu to serve as a soldier to prepare for the Han army.

Another surname. "Tang Yun": It exists in Tongzhou today. "Zhengzi Tong": During the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, Xuanfu Tong judged Koulu.

Another ancient mouth, compound surname. "Zhengzi Tong": There are ancient oral references in Han Dynasty.

Also Hukou, the name of the mountain. "Book·Yu Gong": Jizhou already contains the mouth of the pot.

Yougukou, place name. "Historical Records·Biography of Fan Sui": There is the mouth of Ganquan Valley in the north. Note: The center and west of Jiujiu Mountain is called the mouth of the valley.

Also Liekou, the name of the county. "Geography of the Former Han Dynasty": Lelang County, Liekou County.

Also "Historical Records·Cang Gong Biography": When cutting the pulse, the right mouth breath. Note: The right hand is also called Cunkou. The pulse meridian runs one inch from the thenar to the high bone, which is called Cunkou, because the bone is high.

Also "Yunbu": bitter and moving, sound hole. "Shiming": The mouth is empty.

Sound in the air.

Also leaves Kangduqie, the sound is bitter. "Poetry·Xiaoya": Good words come from one's own mouth, bad words come from one's own mouth. The more you worry, the more you become worried. "The Records of the Gou Xi of the Former Han Dynasty": If you dig out the excrement, you will grow grain and millet. Food, clothing, capital, and mouths of hundreds of millions. "Song Yu·Feng Fu": Invading the valley, angry at the mouth of the earth bag, bound by Mount Tai, dancing under the pines and cypresses. Shimoba Otodo. According to the Tang rhyme, the ancient pronunciation is bitter. Quoting Zhu Zi's Korean text examination, he said: People in Jianzhou today say that speaking is bitter and walking is ancestor. Although it is derived from slang, the pronunciation is similar, so it coincides with the ancient times. I have always thought that the mouth should be read as bitter, not to stop the sound of the leaves.