哭 kū

1. kū verb to cry; to weep
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '哭'; Guoyu '哭' v 1; Kroll 2015 '哭' 1, p. 243; Unihan '哭'; XHZD '哭', p. 397)
2. kū verb to lament
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '哭' v 3; Kroll 2015 '哭' 2, p. 243)
3. kū verb to offer condolences
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '哭' v 2)

Contained in

• 哭脸(哭臉) to weep; to snivel
• 猫哭耗子(貓哭耗子) the cat weeps for the dead mouse; hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
• 痛哭流涕 weeping bitter tears
• 哭喊 to wail
• 哭笑不得 not to know whether to laugh or cry; both funny and extremely embarrassing
• 号哭(號哭) to bawl; to wail; to cry
• 哭天抹泪(哭天抹淚) to wail and whine; piteous weeping
• 悲歌当哭(悲歌當哭) to sing instead of weep
• 哭诉(哭訴) to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly
• 大哭 to wail; to cry
• 啼哭 to weep aloud
• 同声一哭(同聲一哭) to share one's feeling of grief with others
• 哭丧着脸(哭喪著臉) sullen; to scowl miserably
• 眼皮哭肿(眼皮哭腫) to have eyelids swollen from crying; very unhappy
• 痛哭 to cry bitterly
• 哭丧(哭喪) to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
• 哭泣 to weep aloud
• 猫哭老鼠(貓哭老鼠) the cat weeps for the dead mouse; hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
• 哭哭啼啼 to weep endlessly; interminable wailing
• 哭丧棒(哭喪棒) mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety
• 抱头痛哭(抱頭痛哭) to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder
• 哭穷(哭窮) to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor
• 鬼哭狼嚎 to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves
• 哭鼻子 to snivel (usually humorous)
• 哭得死去活来(哭得死去活來) to cry one's heart out
• 号咷痛哭(號咷痛哭) to cry; to wail
• 哭秋风(哭秋風) autumnal sadness
• 嚎哭 to bawl; to cry; to wail; to howl; also written 號哭|号哭
• 哀哭 to weep in sorrow
• 哭声震天(哭聲震天) cries of grief shake the heavens; great sorrow
• 恸哭(慟哭) to grieve and cry
• 哭丧脸(哭喪臉) to pull a long face; sullen
• 放声大哭(放聲大哭) to burst into tears; to sob loudly; to bawl
• 哭腔 sobbing tone; sob; dirge; opera tune portraying mourning
• 痛哭失声(痛哭失聲) to sob and wail in misery
• 哭声(哭聲) sound of weeping
• 噭哭 to wail
• 嚎啕大哭 to cry; to wail
• 一哭二闹三上吊(一哭二鬧三上吊) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum
• 哭灵(哭靈) to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
• 尖声啼哭(尖聲啼哭) squeal
• 爱哭鬼(愛哭鬼) crybaby
• 哀哭切齿(哀哭切齒) weeping and gnashing one's teeth
• 狼号鬼哭(狼號鬼哭) wolves howling, devils groaning; pathetic screams

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Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷二十　　　　　志第十　　　　禮樂十 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Rites and Music 10 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 71
• 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 55
• 卷六十 志第三十六 禮十四 Volume 60 Treatises 36: Rites 14 History of Ming 明史 — count: 50
• 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 45
• 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 41
• 士丧礼 第十二 12. Mourning rites for the common officer The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 31
• 既夕禮 第十三 13. (Mourning procedures of) the evening preceding burial The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 28
• 卷五十八 志第三十四 禮十二 Volume 58 Treatises 34: Rites 12 History of Ming 明史 — count: 27
• 《喪大記》 The Greater Record of Mourning Rites The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 26
• 士虞禮 第十四 14. Post burial rites for a common officer The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 23

Collocations

• 卒哭 (卒哭) 卒哭而祔 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 33
• 反哭 (反哭) 不反哭于寢 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 17
• 哭尽 (哭儘) 又哭盡哀 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites — count: 14
• 日哭 (日哭) 三日哭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 11
• 主人哭 (主人哭) 與主人哭成踴 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites — count: 8
• 哭踊 (哭踴) 故哭踴有節 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 7
• 哭止 (哭止) 出門哭止 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《喪服小記》 Record of Small Matters in the Dress of Mourning — count: 6
• 北面哭 (北面哭) 入門左中庭北面哭盡哀 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites — count: 6
• 代哭 (代哭) 乃官代哭 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《喪大記》 The Greater Record of Mourning Rites — count: 5
• 哭成 (哭成) 與主人哭成踴 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《奔喪》 Rules on Hurrying to the Mourning Rites — count: 5