16) 口

kou

mouth

when used as part of another character it describes an action, like eat, speak, cry

16a) 哭

ku

cry

shout (xuan) + dog (quan)

a dog barks when it senses something wrong

16bx) 乞

qi

16b) 吃

chi

eat

mouth (kou) + beg (qi)

the mouth is begging for something to eat

16cx) ㄎ

kao

skillful

an artisan making something with skill or with

16c) 号

hao

number, name

mouth (kou) + skillful (kao)

it takes much skill to remember one's name or number so you can call him out 

16dx) 斤

jin

16d) 听

ting

hear, listen (to)

mouth (kou) + ax (jin)

taking an ax to someone's mouth is a harsh way of saying one must listen carefully

16ex) 丩

jiu

entangle

the shape of a vine curling itself around and up a tree trunk

16e) 叫

jiao

call

mouth (kou) + entangle (jiu)

to call someone is to use mouth to make a sound  

16fx) 心

xin

16fxx) 八

ba

eight

blessing coming down from the sky

16f) 总

zong

assemble, gather

people gathered together unified with one heart to ask for the gods' blessings 

16gx) 耳

er

16g) 聪

cong

acute; quick at hearing

ear (er) + gather (zong)

to get together all the ears and give an acute hearing to what God teaches us