哭泣
Old HSK 6
哭泣 (kūqì) · to weep
哭泣 (kūqì) means “to weep; to cry; to sob”. It is written with 2 characters: 哭 (to cry) + 泣 (to cry). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 哭泣 is built
The characters
哭 kū · to cry
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)
泣 qì · to cry
What 泣 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
她一个人在房间里哭泣。Tā yí gè rén zài fángjiān lǐ kūqì.She was weeping alone in her room.
孩子的哭泣声吵醒了妈妈。Háizi de kūqì shēng chǎoxǐng le māma.The child's crying woke the mother.
Questions about 哭泣
What does 哭泣 mean?
哭泣 (kūqì) means “to weep; to cry; to sob”.
How do you pronounce 哭泣?
哭泣 is pronounced kūqì.
Which HSK level is 哭泣?
哭泣 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 哭泣 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 110: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.