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呱
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crying

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
gū
コ
고
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 瓜 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 瓜 melon =
呱 crying
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
瓜 Phonetic component
guā melon
melon, gourd, cucumber
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
呱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
呱 [gū]
crying sound of child
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
呱呱 [guā​guā] #41,559
(onom.) sound of frogs, ducks etc
顶呱呱 [dǐng​guā​guā] #31,636
tip-top
顶呱呱 [dǐng​guā​guā] #31,636
tip-top
呱呱叫 [guā​guā​jiào] #32,659
excellent
拉呱 [lā​gua] #59,153
(dialect) to chat
咭咭呱呱 [jī​jī​guā​guā]
(onom.) giggling noise
啦呱 [lā​gua]
variant of 拉呱[lā​gua]
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
呱々 [ここ] #143,759
cry of a baby at birth
呱々の声をあげる [ここのこえをあげる] #279,797
to be born (of a baby)