嘴巴 (zuǐ ba)

Character breakdown

• 嘴 (zuǐ) · 16 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 觜 represents the sound.

• 巴 (Bā) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a person grabbing something with their hand. Original form of 把. In modern Chinese this character is usually used only for its sound.