哭 kū▶ khóc

Stroke order

哭 is written in 10 strokes.

• 哭

Example sentences

• 孩子哭了起来。Háizi kūle qǐlái.The child started to cry.
• 别哭，一切都会好的。Bié kū, yíqiè dōu huì hǎo de.Do not cry, everything will be fine.

Related words

• 哭泣khóc

哭 is pronounced kū and means “khóc”. This word appears in HSK 3, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 哭 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.