How to write 哭

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Meaning of 哭

Pinyin kū

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

to cry / to weep

Usage

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哭 [kū] 【动】【本义】: 悲痛出声，声泪俱下【造字法】: 会意。甲骨文字形，从( xuān)，表示号呼;中间象一人擗踊的样子。 1. 同本义（有声有泪） (En. cry; weep; sob) - Example: 哭喊 (cry out); 哭泣 (weep); 哭诉 (cry and complain); 哭腔 (tone of crying); 啼哭 (wail); 长歌当哭 (sing a long song in mourning). 2. 吊唁，祭奠死者并慰问家属 (En. condole) - Example: 哭先祖 (mourn for ancestors). 3. 歌 (En. sing) - Example: 昔雍门子以哭见于孟尝君 (In the past, Yongmenzi was seen by Lord Mengchang while singing). 引: 1. 《说文》：哭，哀声也。 2. 张博《五人墓碑记》：哭声震天动地。 3. 《左传·僖公三十三年》：秦伯素服郊次，向师而哭。 4. 《左传·僖公三十二年》：蹇叔之子与师，哭而送之。 5. 《苛政猛于虎》：有妇人哭于墓者而哀。例: 又如: 哭哭嘶嘶 (crying and shouting); 哭唠叨 (complaining while crying, dialect); 哭踊 (crying and jumping, a ritual in ancient funerals); 哭临 (crying at the scene, in ancient imperial funerals, often involves people gathering to mourn).

又哭又闹 yòu kū yòu nào

Crying and making noise

哭声 kū shēng

sound of weeping

哭泣 kū qì

to weep

痛哭 tòng kū

to cry bitterly

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

啼哭 tí kū

to cry / to wail

哭叫 kū jiào

Cry

哭喊 kū hǎn

to wail

哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí

to weep endlessly / interminable wailing

哭诉 kū sù

to lament / to complain tearfully / to wail accusingly

痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì

weeping bitter tears

哭闹 kū nào

cry and scream

号哭 háo kū

to bawl / to wail / to cry

号啕大哭 háo táo dà kū

Crying

抱头痛哭 bào tóu tòng kū

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

哭腔 kū qiāng

sobbing tone / sob / dirge / opera tune portraying mourning

恸哭 tòng kū

wail / lamentation

鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo

to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)

哭喊声 kū hǎn shēng

Crying

嚎哭 háo kū

to bawl / to cry / to wail / to howl / also written 號哭|号哭[hao2 ku1]

鬼哭神嚎 guǐ kū shén háo

moaning like ghosts and howling like spirits / a dreadful clamor

大哭 dà kū

to cry loudly

哭天抹泪 kū tiān mǒ lèi

to wail and whine / piteous weeping

哭泣声 kū qì shēng

Crying

哭丧着脸 kū sang zhe liǎn

sullen / to scowl miserably

哭丧棒 kū sāng bàng

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

How to write 哭

Animated Stroke Order of 哭

Stroke by Stroke: 哭 Writing Order

Follow the Calligraphy Master: Writing '哭' Step-by-Step

Free Printable 哭 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Meaning of 哭

Same Pronunciation Characters

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