Memory phrase for the character: 哭

哭

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Meaning to cry, to weep

Pronunciation

kū

Explanation

Top: two mouths 口 (here: two eyes), bottom: dog 犬 (here: mouth with corners drawn down and a tear 丶

Mnemonic
 
From two eyes ロロ a tear 丶 runs to the mouth 大 when: crying.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
犬 dogShows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶
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 Vocabulary

痛哭 tòng kū  to cry bitterly
哭泣 kū qì  to weep
哭丧着脸 kū sang zhe liǎn  sullen; to scowl miserably
哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí  to weep endlessly; interminable wailing
哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí  to weep endlessly; interminable wailing
嚎啕大哭 háo táo dà kū  to wail; to bawl (idiom)
嚎哭 háo kū  to bawl; to cry; to wail; to howl
嚎哭 háo kū  

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