gū

呱

Character · Onomatopoeia

sound of a baby crying

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of a baby crying; wail

literary

Used almost exclusively to describe the crying sound of an infant. Often appears in the set phrase 呱呱坠地.

Xīn新
shēng生
ér儿
gū呱
gū呱
zhuì坠
dì地
 。

The newborn baby came into the world with a wail.

Nà那
hái孩
zi子
gū呱
gū呱
de地
kū哭
zhe着
 。

That child was crying with a wailing sound.