海口

Chinese

ocean; sea mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(海口)		 海 口

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 海 口
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 曉 (32) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 咍 (41) 侯 (137)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 呼改切 苦后切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /hʌiX/ /kʰəuX/
Pan
Wuyun		 /həiX/ /kʰəuX/
Shao
Rongfen		 /xɒiX/ /kʰəuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /həjX/ /kʰəwX/
Li
Rong		 /xᴀiX/ /kʰuX/
Wang
Li		 /xɒiX/ /kʰəuX/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /xɑ̆iX/ /kʰə̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 hǎi kǒu

Noun

海口

  1. mouth of a river; estuary
  2. border
  3. seaport
  4. (Min Nan) coastal area
  5. big, deep mouth
  6. boast; brag

Derived terms

  • 海口腔

Proper noun

海口

  1. (～市) Haikou (a prefecture-level city, the capital city of Hainan, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 口
かい
Grade: 2		 こう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

海口 (hiragana かいこう, rōmaji Kaikō)

  1. Haikou
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