Memory phrase for the character: 哭
哭
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
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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
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Vocabulary
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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
