冷酷
Old HSK 6
冷酷 (lěngkù) · cold-hearted
冷酷 (lěngkù) means “cold-hearted; callous”. It is written with 2 characters: 冷 (cold) + 酷 (strong). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 冷酷 is built
The characters
冷 lěng · cold
What 冷 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 令 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
酷 kù · strong
What 酷 is made of
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
- 告gào — to tell
- 牛niú — ox
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他的话听起来很冷酷。Tā de huà tīngqǐlái hěn lěngkù.His words sound cold-hearted.
电影里的坏人非常冷酷。Diànyǐng lǐ de huàirén fēicháng lěngkù.The villain in the film is very callous.
Questions about 冷酷
What does 冷酷 mean?
冷酷 (lěngkù) means “cold-hearted; callous”.
How do you pronounce 冷酷?
冷酷 is pronounced lěngkù.
Which HSK level is 冷酷?
冷酷 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 寒冷hánlěngcold
- 冷静lěngjìngcalm
- 冷淡lěngdàncold
- 冷落lěngluòto leave out in the cold
- 冷却lěngquèto cool
- 冷lěngcold
- 残酷cánkùcruel
Learn 冷酷 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 113: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.