Pictographic: An open mouthRadical:

meaning for kǒu:

  • - mouth
  • - classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  • - classifier for bites or mouthfulspopulation
  • - peoplean exit
  • - Classifiers: 个
  • - to speak
  • - to export
  • - (of a ship) to leave portdoorway
  • - gate
  • - Classifiers: 个 window
  • - opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)
  • - computer operating system window
  • - fig. medium
  • - intermediary
  • - showpiece
  • - testing groundto import
  • - imported
  • - entrance
  • - inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)

shuōhuà说话
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jīngcháng经常
kǒu
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sìjiàn四溅

She often boils forth when speaking.