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哭

to cry

[s]

Composition

Components

Sounds

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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