Keyword
to cry
- to weep
- to wail
- Frequency
- #1365
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
To shed a tear from your eyes 口 over a person 犬
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
哭
to cry; to weep
哭泣
to weep
大哭
to cry loudly
痛哭
to cry bitterly
哭喊
to wail
哭声
sound of weeping
哭诉
to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly
哭闹
to bawl, disturbing others
哭笑不得
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears
哭哭啼啼
to weep endlessly; interminable wailing
痛哭流涕
weeping bitter tears
放声大哭
to sob loudly; to bawl
抱头痛哭
to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder
啼哭
to cry; to wail
嚎啕大哭
(idiom) to wail; to bawl
哭穷
to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor
哭丧
to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
哭鼻子
to snivel (usually humorous)
哭丧着脸
to pull a long face; to wear a mournful expression
哭墙
Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)
鬼哭狼嚎
(idiom) to wail and scream loudly
号哭
to bawl; to wail; to cry
哭腔
sobbing tone; sob; dirge; opera tune portraying mourning
嚎哭
to bawl; to cry; to wail; to howl; also written 号哭 (háokū)