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, opening	This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
犬	dog	Shows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶

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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