港口
Old HSK 6
港口 (gǎngkǒu) · port
港口 (gǎngkǒu) means “port; harbor”. It is written with 2 characters: 港 (port) + 口 (mouth). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 港口 is built
The characters
港 gǎng · port
What 港 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 巷xiàng — alley
- 共gòng — all
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 共gòng — all
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是中国最大的港口之一。Zhè shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de gǎngkǒu zhīyī.This is one of China's biggest ports.
船慢慢开进了港口。Chuán mànmàn kāijìn le gǎngkǒu.The ship slowly sailed into the harbor.
Questions about 港口
What does 港口 mean?
港口 (gǎngkǒu) means “port; harbor”.
How do you pronounce 港口?
港口 is pronounced gǎngkǒu.
Which HSK level is 港口?
港口 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 港湾gǎngwānharbor
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 人口rénkǒupopulation
- 入口rùkǒuentrance
- 进口jìnkǒuto import
- 口袋kǒudàipocket
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
- 借口jièkǒuexcuse
Learn 港口 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.