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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ku4
- English meanings
- ruthless, strong (e.g. of wine), (loanword) cool, hip
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 酉; right 告.
Meaning & sound clues
酉 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wine”.
告 is identified as the sound component (gào). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 酷.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
cry
warehouse
withered; dried up
cave; hole
bitter
trousers; pants
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 冷酷
- 冷酷无情
- 残酷
- 酷似