How to say “oral cavity” in Chinese
oral cavity
“Oral cavity” in Chinese is 口腔, kǒu qiāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
口腔 is read kǒu qiāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of an open mouth.
On the left, 月 “flesh”; on the right, 空 “empty”: a hollow in the body.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “口腔”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “oral cavity” in Chinese?
“Oral cavity” in Chinese is 口腔, pinyin kǒuqiāng.
What does 口腔 mean?
口腔 (kǒuqiāng) means “oral cavity”.
How do you write 口腔?
口腔 is 2 characters: 口 (kǒu) — mouth; 腔 (qiāng) — cavity. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 口腔?
口腔 is read kǒuqiāng. Tones: kǒu — third tone, qiāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“oral cavity” in the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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