HSK 2
common
verb

Meaning of

哭 means to cry; to weep; to sob (to shed tears due to pain, sorrow, or emotional excitement, sometimes with sound). Pronounced kū. HSK 2.

  • to cry; to weep; to sob (to shed tears due to pain, sorrow, or emotional excitement, sometimes with sound)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

tīng
dào
huài
xiāo
xi
hòu
shāng
xīn
de
le
lái
 

She started crying sadly after hearing the bad news.

Yīng
ér
zài
fáng
jiān
ge
tíng
 

The baby kept crying nonstop in the next room.

dòng
de
biān
biān
gǎn
xiè
jiā
de
bāng
zhù
 

He was so moved that he thanked everyone for their help while crying.

Bié
le
 
qiè
dōu
huì
hǎo
lái
de
 

Stop crying; everything is going to be okay.

cháng
cháng
zài
shēn
 

She often cries alone late at night.