哭 - kū - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
10 strokes
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哭

kū

Definition

to cry
她怎么哭了？

Why she is crying?
to weep

Character Decomposition

Related words (27)

哭丧

kū sāng

to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed

to wail

sound of weeping

to weep

to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead

哭穷

kū qióng

to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor

to weep; to snivel

sobbing tone; sob; dirge; opera tune portraying mourning

哭诉

kū sù

to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly

哭丧棒

kū sāng bàng

mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety

哭丧脸

kū sang liǎn

to pull a long face; sullen; also written 哭喪著臉|哭丧着脸

autumnal sadness

to snivel (usually humorous)

哭丧着脸

kū sang zhe liǎn

sullen; to scowl miserably

哭哭啼啼

kū ku tí tí

to weep endlessly; interminable wailing

哭天抹泪

kū tiān mǒ lèi

to wail and whine; piteous weeping

哭得死去活来

kū de sǐ qù huó lái

to cry one's heart out

号哭

háo kū

to bawl; to wail; to cry

to weep in sorrow

to cry; to wail

to bawl; to cry; to wail; to howl; also written 号哭

to cry loudly

to cry bitterly

squeal

to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder

放声大哭

fàng shēng dà kū

to burst into tears; to sob loudly; to bawl

痛哭流涕

tòng kū liú tì

weeping bitter tears

Idioms (12)

哭声震天

kū shēng zhèn tiān

(lit.) cries of grief shake the heavens; great sorrow (idiom)

哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

(lit.) not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears

同声一哭

tóng shēng yī kū

to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)

哀哭切齿

āi kū qiè chǐ

weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)

嚎啕大哭

háo táo dà kū

to wail; to bawl (idiom)

悲歌当哭

bēi gē dàng kū

to sing instead of weep (idiom)

狼号鬼哭

láng háo guǐ kū

(lit.) wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams

猫哭老鼠

māo kū lǎo shǔ

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears

猫哭耗子

māo kū hào zi

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears

眼皮哭肿

yǎn pí kū zhǒng

to have eyelids swollen from crying; very unhappy (idiom)

鬼哭狼嚎

guǐ kū láng háo

to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)

一哭二闹三上吊

yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

to make a terrible scene (idiom); to throw a tantrum

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