哭(kū)

HSK 210 strokes

to cry

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Character information

Pinyin
kū
Meaning
to cry; to weep
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 哭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿰口口犬

To shed a tear from your eyes 口 over a person 犬

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

口kǒu犬quǎn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 哭 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 哭

Common words using 哭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kū哭qì泣
HSK 7-9

to weep

Open 哭泣 page →
kū哭xiào笑bù不dé得
HSK 7-9

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)

Open 哭笑不得 page →
āi哀kū哭

to weep in sorrow

Open 哀哭 page →
kū哭hǎn喊

to wail

Open 哭喊 page →
kū哭sāng丧

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

Open 哭丧 page →
kū哭qióng穷

to bewail one's poverty

Open 哭穷 page →
kū哭shēng声

sound of weeping

Open 哭声 page →
kū哭qiāng腔

sobbing tone

Open 哭腔 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 哭’s common words

泣笑不得哀喊丧穷

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