口 kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
口腔
kǒuqiāng
oral cavity
Characters in this word
腔 qiāng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 空 hollow, empty, deserted, bare
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 口腔健康不仅影响牙齿，也会影响整体生活质量。 Kǒuqiāng jiànkāng bùjǐn yǐngxiǎng yáchǐ, yě huì yǐngxiǎng zhěngtǐ shēnghuó zhìliàng. Oral health affects not only the teeth, but also overall quality of life.
- 医生用小镜子仔细检查了我的口腔。 Yīshēng yòng xiǎo jìngzi zǐxì jiǎnchá le wǒ de kǒuqiāng. The doctor carefully examined my mouth with a small mirror.
- 每天认真刷牙，可以保持口腔清洁。 Měi tiān rènzhēn shuā yá, kěyǐ bǎochí kǒuqiāng qīngjié. Brushing your teeth carefully every day keeps your mouth clean.