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酷
kù
1. ruthless
2. strong (e.g. of wine)
3. (loanword) cool
4. hip
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

酷
kù
strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense
HSK 6 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

酷鹏
kùpéng
coupon (loanword)
冷酷
lěngkù
grim
HSK 6
酷暑
kùshǔ
intense heat
酷派
Kùpài
Coolpad Group Ltd, Chinese company
酷烈
kùliè
intense
酷热
kùrè
torrid heat
酷肖
kùxiào
to strikingly resemble
优酷
Yōukù
Youku (website)
严酷
yánkù
bitter
扮酷
bànkù
to act cool
残酷
cánkù
cruel
HSK 6
炙酷
zhìkù
torrid weather
跑酷
pǎokù
parkour, French sport invented by David Belle in 1980s, with the aim of efficiently traversing obstacles in the environment
酷似
kùsì
to strikingly resemble
酷刑
kùxíng
cruelty
酷爱
kùài
to be keen on
酷毙
kùbì
(slang) awesome
酷斯拉
Kùsīlā
Godzilla (Japanese [[ゴジラ]] Gojira)
冷酷无情
lěngkùwúqíng
cold-hearted
残酷无情
cánkùwúqíng
cruel and unfeeling (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,866
Word Frequency Rank
889 of 84,292

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