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哭 kū — “to cry”
How to write and say the Chinese character 哭 (kū), which means to cry — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Think & feel.
Pinyin · 拼音 kū
Meaning · 意思 to cry
Strokes · 笔画 10
Radical · 部首 口 (mouth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
哭 is written with 10 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Two crying eyes 口口 above a dog 犬 howling — waaah!
A common word常用词
大哭
to cry loudly
Example sentence例句
别哭，我帮你。
Don't cry — I'll help you.
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