嘴巴
HSK 4 (2021)
嘴巴 (zuǐba) · mouth
嘴巴 (zuǐba) means “mouth”. It is written with 2 characters: 嘴 (mouth) + 巴 (to desire). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 嘴巴 is built
The characters
嘴 zuǐ · mouth
What 嘴 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 觜zī — beak
- 此cǐ — this
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 此cǐ — this
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 觜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
巴 bā · to desire
What 巴 is made of
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
医生让我张开嘴巴。Yīshēng ràng wǒ zhāngkāi zuǐba.The doctor asked me to open my mouth.
你的嘴巴怎么了？Nǐ de zuǐba zěnme le?What's wrong with your mouth?
Questions about 嘴巴
What does 嘴巴 mean?
嘴巴 (zuǐba) means “mouth”.
How do you pronounce 嘴巴?
嘴巴 is pronounced zuǐba.
Which HSK level is 嘴巴?
嘴巴 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 嘴唇zuǐchúnlip
- 嘴zuǐmouth
- 巴士bāshìbus
- 大巴dàbācoach
- 尾巴wěibatail
- 巴不得bābudeto be eager to
- 巴结bājieto curry favour with
Learn 嘴巴 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.