口
kǒu mouth
3 strokes
Where the shape comes from
An open mouth drawn as a square. On the left of a character it often means the word has to do with the mouth: eating, drinking, speaking.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
口语kǒuyǔspoken language
人口rénkǒupopulation
出口chūkǒuexit
Watch out
The mistake people make
Writing it with four strokes. The top and the right side are a single stroke that turns the corner.