口kǒu means mouth, hole, doesn't it look like a mouth. Let's look at the oracle bone character for 口kǒu 3000 years ago
Some words with 口kǒu
•门口(ménkǒu)
doorway
•入口(rùkǒu)
entrance
•出口(chūkǒu)exit
日rì means Sun in Chinese, we just add a line in the character 口 to make a difference.
oracle bone character for 日rì 3000 years ago
Some words with 日rì
•日出(rìchū)
sunrise
•s日落(rìluò)
sunset
•日本(rìběn)
Japan
电diàn means electricity. It looks like a lightning coming from the sky shining as a sun.
Some words with 电diàn
•电力(diànlì)
electricity power
•闪电(shǎndiàn)
lightning
•电话(diànhuà)telephone
The order of the characters
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