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哭
kū
1. to cry
2. to weep
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

哭
kū
to weep, to cry, to wail
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

哀哭
āikū
to weep in sorrow
哭喊
kūhǎn
to wail
哭丧
kūsāng
to wail at a funeral
哭泣
kūqì
to weep
HSK 6
哭墙
Kūqiáng
Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)
哭穷
kūqióng
to bewail one's poverty
哭声
kūshēng
sound of weeping
哭腔
kūqiāng
sobbing tone
哭脸
kūliǎn
to weep
哭诉
kūsù
to lament
哭灵
kūlíng
to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
啼哭
tíkū
to cry
嚎哭
háokū
to bawl
大哭
dàkū
to cry loudly
痛哭
tòngkū
to cry bitterly
号哭
háokū
to bawl
哭丧棒
kūsāngbàng
mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety
哭丧脸
kūsangliǎn
to pull a long face
哭秋风
kūqiūfēng
autumnal sadness
哭鼻子
kūbízi
to snivel (usually humorous)

Example Sentences (1)

哭的时候,只要她爸爸学小鸟叫,她马上就安静下来了。
Kū de shíhou, zhǐyào tā bàba xué xiǎo niǎo jiào, tā mǎshàng jiù ānjìng xiàlai le.
When she cries, as long as her dad imitates a bird's call, she immediately calms down.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,209
Word Frequency Rank
1,610 of 84,292

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