HSK 2 · Body

哭

kū

to cry

Stroke order of 哭

哭 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Two wailing mouths '口口' on top of a dog '犬' crying and howling.

Parts: 吅 two mouths + 犬 dog

Example sentence

孩子为什么哭了？

Why did the child cry?

More words: Body

头head 头发hair 脸face 眼eye 眼睛eye 嘴mouth 脚foot 腿leg 全身whole body 背to carry on the back 举手to raise one's hand 点头to nod 笑话joke; to laugh at 笑话儿joke

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