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CHINESE CHARACTER

kū

哭

哭

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cry

Numbered pinyin
ku1
English meanings
greet, cry, weep

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top (Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 口.); bottom 犬.

  • Top

    ⿰
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  • Bottom

    犬

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⿰口口犬

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    háizi孩子kū哭le了。

    The child cried.

  2. 02

    bié别kū哭,méi没shì事。

    Don't cry; it's fine.

  3. 03

    tā她gāoxìng高兴de得kū哭le了。

    She cried for joy.

  4. 04

    kū哭le了hěn很jiǔ久。

    Cried for a long time.

  5. 05

    tā他rěn忍zhù住méi没kū哭。

    He held back his tears.

  6. 06

    tīngdào听到xiāoxi消息tā她kū哭le了。

    She cried at the news.

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