口 kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
口岸
kǒu'àn
port; border crossing
Characters in this word
岸 àn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这个口岸恢复通关后，边境贸易迅速回暖。 Zhège kǒu'àn huīfù tōngguān hòu, biānjìng màoyì xùnsù huínuǎn. After this border crossing resumed customs clearance, border trade quickly recovered.
- 这个海边口岸每天都有很多货船进出。 Zhège hǎibiān kǒu'àn měitiān dōu yǒu hěn duō huòchuán jìnchū. Many cargo ships come in and out of this seaside port every day.
- 过了口岸，就是另一个国家了。 Guò le kǒu'àn, jiù shì lìng yí ge guójiā le. Once you pass the border crossing, you are in another country.