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Word and Radical Components of 口琴

The Chinese word 口琴 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
口琴 kǒuqín 1. n. harmonica; mouth organ

口琴 ⇨ 口 + 琴
Component Pinyin Meanings
kǒu 1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
      。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
      出自 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 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
6. perimeter
     人口 (rénkǒu) - population
     戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
7. government organ; department
      (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
      可以 ? (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
9. Variant of 名
qín 1. (musical instrument) qin (“Chinese zithers”), referring to any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most famously the guqin
2. (musical instrument) collective name for certain musical instruments, usually of string or keyboard types, such as piano, organ, violin, cello, huqin, accordion, harmonica, etc.
3. (musical instrument, specifically) piano (attn, zh, just Hong Kong?)
4. (Cantonese) yesterday

琴 ⇨ 玨 + 今
Component Pinyin Meanings
jué 1. (archaic) two pieces of jade joined together
jīn 1. now; at present; current
     今天 - the current day; today
     從今以後 - from now onwards.
     (syn, zh, 現在)
2. modern times
     古往今來 - from ancient to modern times.
     (syn, zh, 現代)
     (ant, zh, )
3. this
      - this summer
     今次 - this time
     (syn, zh, , )
4. (literary) thus; promptly
     (syn, zh, , 立刻)
5. (literary) if
     (syn, zh, , 假如)
6. (Min Nan, Puxian Min) now
7. (Min Nan) then; in that case

玨 ⇨ 玉
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)
      juk6-2 - a piece of jade
     (zh-co, 玉佩, jade pendant)
     (zh-co, 玉石俱焚, the good and the bad perish together, lit=jade and stone incinerated together)
2. pure; beautiful
     (zh-co, 玉容, beautiful face (of a woman))
     (zh-co, 亭亭玉立, slender and graceful (of a woman))
     (zh-co, 錦衣玉食, to live a luxurious life)
3. (honorific) your
     (zh-co, 玉照, your photograph)
4. (Cantonese, borrowing) Alternative form of 肉
5.    (zh-used in, zh:玉冰燒)
     Yu
6. Variant of 鬱