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HSK
2
kū
哭
to cry
哭
to cry
Composition
Components
犬
bulldog
犬
bulldog
吅
boombox
吅
boombox
Sounds
ku-
Koopa Troopa
ku-
Koopa Troopa
-_
house
-_
house
1
outside the entrance
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
ku1
•
kū
Meaning
Primary
to cry
Alternatives
cry, cried, crying, cries
Mnemonic
[ku-] Koopa Troopa
is in
[1] front
of the
[-_] house
, where a
犬 bulldog
is chasing him around the yard. Koopa
哭 cries
in fear, and grabs a
吅 boombox
that was on the ground and uses that to keep the
犬 bulldog
from biting him.
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utensil
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tí
啼
weep aloud
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Same Pronunciation
kū
枯
withered
kū
窟
den
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Found In Words
dàkū
大哭
to cry loudly
fàngshēngdàkū
放聲大哭
to burst into tears
wāwādàkū
哇哇大哭
to cry loudly
kūqì
哭泣
to weep
tòngkūliútì
痛哭流涕
to weep bitterly
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