口 mouth (side form)

くちへん kuchihen · side form of 口くち kuchi

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Origin · sourced

Pictogram象形

Resembles an open mouth.

Source: Wiktionary, 口 (rev. 93606013), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Let your voice be heard! This radical represents the mouth as the primary tool for speech, eating, and all forms of emotional expression. When it sits on the left, think of vocal actions like shouting, calling, chanting, and singing, as well as the wonderful flavors we taste and the powerful words we use to define our world. It is the radical of the orator, the opera singer, and the ancient storyteller.”

Where it sits in a kanji

Indicates vocal actions (speech, shouting, crying), eating and drinking, specific sounds or onomatopoeia, and the names of internal organs related to the throat and face.

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What it grows into

Built from 口, with sourced origins

品goodsヒン · しな
口 × 3
Triplication of 口, representing various objects. Also occurs in 區.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
合fitゴウ · あう
亼 + 口
Two mouths speaking together.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
名nameメイ · な
夕 + 口
To say one's own name to identify oneself in the dark.
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Every kanji with 口 as its radical

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