哭 (huk1 | ku1) : cry

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

哭

huk1

ku1

[v] weep; cry; wail; sob

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

哭

This word has been viewed 11501 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:57

Output this character as a high resolution image

哭泣 huk1 jap1 ku1 qi4 = to sob; to weep 國

啼哭 tai4 huk1 ti2 ku1 = cry; wail; whimper 國

哭喪 huk1 song1 ku1 sang1 = to express one's condolence (wail at a funeral)

貓哭老鼠假慈悲 maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1 mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 jia3 ci2 bei1 = "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence

號哭 hou4 huk1 = to wail

哭鼻子 huk1 bei6 zi2 ku1 bi2 zi5 = snivel

痛哭 tung3 huk1 tong4 ku1 = to cry (or weep) bitterly; to wail

貓哭耗子假慈悲 maau1 huk1 hou3 zi2 gaa2 ci4 bei1 mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5 jia3 ci2 bei1 = crocodile's tears; shedding false tears

哭腔 huk1 hong1 ku1 qiang1 = dirge; opera tune portraying mourning; voice heard between sobs

莫哭杯 mok6 huk1 bui1 = a training cup for toddlers

痛哭流涕 tung1 huk1 lau4 tai3 tong4 ku1 liu2 ti4 = to be cying bitterly with running snivel

哭哭啼啼 huk1 huk1 tai4 tai4 ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2 = to whimper, blubber; cry and moan 國

貓哭老鼠 maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 = "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence

哭牆 huk1 coeng4 ku1 qiang2 = The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, Kotel

一哭二鬧三上吊 jat1 huk1 ji6 naau6 saam1 soeng5 diu3 yi1 ku1 er4 nao4 san1 shang4 diao4 = throw a tantrum; make a terrible scene

哭時遺尿 huk1 si4 wai4 niu6 ku1 shi2 yi2 niao4 = dacryuria

哭遺尿 huk1 wai4 niu6 ku1 yi2 niao4 = dacryuria

Showing 1 example containing 哭

你不用貓哭耗子假慈悲啦國
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!

Legend
國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/118/]哭[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/118/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">哭</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 哭
Unicode code for this character: U+54ED (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation) Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
a detailed description of all the meanings
the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum