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哭
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cry

HSK 2
Human →Actions
kū
コク
なげ.く、な.く
곡
Depicts the howl (吅) of a dog (犬).
Components
吅 noise+ 犬 pooch =
哭 cry
吅 Meaning component
noise
犬 Meaning component
quǎn pooch
dog
Notes
Similar Characters
丧 mourn (simp)喪 funeral (trad/jp)骂 blame (simp)雚 small厌 detest (simp)厣 shell (iii) (simp)畎 a drain between fields倏 suddenly吠 bark尨 shaggy haired dog状 state of affairs (jp)狀 state of affairs (trad)猋 gale猷 plot獎 award (trad)獒 mastiff獸 beast (trad)肰 dog meat臭 stinking莽 rude
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
哭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
哭 [kū]
to cry; to weep
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (73)
哭泣 [kū​qì] #4,234
to weep
哭声 [kū​shēng] #15,842
sound of weeping
哭声 [kū​shēng] #15,842
sound of weeping
痛哭 [tòng​kū] #15,914
to cry bitterly
哭喊 [kū​hǎn] #15,126
to wail
哭笑不得 [kū​xiào​bù​dé] #37,414
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
哭诉 [kū​sù] #16,936
to lament
哭诉 [kū​sù] #16,936
to lament
哭哭啼啼 [kū​ku​tí​tí] #16,817
to weep endlessly
哭鼻子 [kū​bí​zi] #18,858
to snivel (usually humorous)
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
⭐ 音 [おと] #179
sound
慟哭 [どうこく] #18,126
wailing
哭く [なく] #55,548
to cry (noisily)
哀哭 [あいこく] #98,830
grief
痛哭 [つうこく] #121,463
lamentation
哭慟 [こくどう]
wailing
哭声 [こくせい]
wailing voice
憂哭 [うきね]
sobbing
号哭 [ごうこく]
wailing
鬼哭 [きこく]
wailings of a restless ghost
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
곡성
gokseong; wail