哭 (huk1 | ku1) : cry

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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 11450 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:57

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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
See all 17 compounds (CantoDict reports 16 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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

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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 哭
Unicode code for this character: U+54ED (off-site link)

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