Cry in Chinese (Mandarin): 哭 (kū)
哭
kū
cry
- Simplified
- 哭
- Traditional
- 哭
- Pinyin
- kū
- Typed as
- ku
Use it in a sentence
宝宝饿了会哭。
寶寶餓了會哭。
The baby cries when hungry.
The characters in 哭
哭
To cry. Two 口 (mouths) on top and 犬 (dog) below: a howl.
10 strokes
First tone. Don't cry is 别哭 (bié kū). The opposite is 笑 (xiào), to laugh.
More examples with 哭
别哭了。
別哭了。
Bié kū le.
Don't cry.
妹妹摔倒了，哭了。
Mèimei shuāi dǎo le, kū le.
My little sister fell and cried.
How to write 哭 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
哭 10 strokes
Learn it in a lesson
With people teaches 哭 with 3 more words. Free, a few minutes, no sign-up.
Start the lessonMore words like this: Verbs in Chinese