酷 - kù - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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14 strokes
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酷

kù

Definition

ruthless
strong (e.g. of wine)
(loanword) cool
hip

Character Decomposition

Related words (17)

酷似

kù sì

to strikingly resemble

cruelty; torture

intense heat; extremely hot weather

酷斃

kù bì

(slang) awesome; cool; righteous

酷烈

kù liè

intense; brutal; fierce

torrid heat

to be keen on; to have a passion for

酷肖

kù xiào

to strikingly resemble

coupon (loanword)

torture and cruel treatment

嚴酷

yán kù

bitter; harsh; grim; ruthless; severe; cut-throat (competition)

冷酷

lěng kù

grim; unfeeling; callous

to act cool

cruel; cruelty

torrid weather

parkour, French sport invented by David Belle in 1980s, with the aim of efficiently traversing obstacles in the environment

冷酷無情

lěng kù wú qíng

cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous

Idioms (1)

殘酷無情

cán kù wú qíng

cruel and unfeeling (idiom)

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