哭
哭 (kū) means “to cry”. It is made of 口 + 口 + 犬 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 哭 into its parts
What 哭 is made of
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 犬 quǎn — dog
- 大 dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人 rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大 dà — big
Origin hint: To shed a tear from your eyes 口 over a person 犬 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
哭 stroke order
Example sentences
孩子哭了。Háizi kū le.The child started crying.
你为什么哭？Nǐ wèishénme kū?Why are you crying?
Words with 哭
Also built with ⿰
- 临línto draw near
- 丽lìbeautiful
- 众zhòngmultitude
- 先xiānfirst
- 册cèvolume
- 勿wùdo not (formal, on signs)
- 压yāto press
- 厨chúkitchen
- 品pǐnarticle
- 器qìdevice
- 坚jiānhard
- 夜yènight
Quick facts
| Pinyin | kū |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to cry |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 口 (mouth, #30) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 哭
What does 哭 mean?
哭 (kū) means “to cry”.
How many strokes does 哭 have?
哭 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 哭?
The radical of 哭 is 口 (kǒu, “mouth”), Kangxi radical number 30.
What parts make up 哭?
哭 is made of 口 (mouth) and 口 (mouth) and 犬 (dog).
Which HSK level is 哭?
哭 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 哭 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.