Word and Radical Components of 口哨

The Chinese word 口哨 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
口哨	kǒushào	1. n. whistle (act of whistling)
口哨		吹.口哨 - to whistle -

口哨 ⇨ 口 + 哨

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
口	kǒu	1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
		漱漱你的口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
		這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
		2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
		入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
		出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
		門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
		3. gateway
		張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
		口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
		口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
		4. hole; cut
		口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
		傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
		5. port
		電腦端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
		Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
		6. perimeter
		人口 (rénkǒu) - population
		戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
		7. government organ; department
		三口之家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
		我可以吃一口嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
		8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
		9. Variant of 名
哨	shào	1. to patrol (keep watch over an area by regularly walking or travelling around it)
		2. sentry; sentinel; post
		3. to chirp
		4. to whistle
		5. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
		Shao

哨 ⇨ 口 + 肖

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
口	kǒu	1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
		漱漱你的口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
		這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
		2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
		入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
		出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
		門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
		3. gateway
		張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
		口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
		口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
		4. hole; cut
		口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
		傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
		5. port
		電腦端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
		Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
		6. perimeter
		人口 (rénkǒu) - population
		戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
		7. government organ; department
		三口之家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
		我可以吃一口嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
		8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
		9. Variant of 名
肖	xiāo	1. Variant of 蕭

肖 ⇨ 小

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
小	xiǎo	1. small, tiny, little
		小孩 - child
		Antonyms: 大
		2. minor, petty
		3. briefly, for a short while
		小憩 - brief rest
		4. slightly, a little
		5. young
		小狗 - puppy
		小貓 - kitten
		小羊 - lamb
		這嬰兒太小了，不能自己吃東西。 - The baby is too young to feed itself.
		Antonyms: 老
		6. (the) youngest
		小兒子 - youngest son
		7. a young person; child, kid, baby
		一家老小 - the entire family, old and young
		8. Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 for elder people).
		For example, Someone called 李國寶／李国宝 can be called 小李.
		9. (humble) my, our
		小弟 - humble I
		小女 - humble my daughter
		小的 - humble I
		10. Short for 小學 (gloss=primary school)
		11. Used in the abbreviation of the name of a primary school.
		12. 二Èr 小Xiǎo - No. 2 Primary School
		13. Used with a number to indicate the level of primary education.
		14. 小一 - P1 (first year in primary school)
		15. (dialectal) concubine
		16. (Cantonese, minced oath) A euphemism of gloss=to fuck.
		小你！ - Duck you!
	xiǎo	17. (chiefly Taiwan vulgar) Alternative form of 潲 (siâu), chiefly used in 三小.