to cough
Animated Stroke Order 咳
Stroke Order Diagrams 咳
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HSK Vocabulary: 咳
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 咳 is used in context
1
tā他
gǎn感
mào冒
le了
，
yì一
zhí直
ké咳
sou嗽
bù不
tíng停
。
He has a cold and keeps coughing.
2
gān干
ké咳
kě可
néng能
shì是
guò过
mǐn敏
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
。
A dry cough may be caused by allergies.
3
zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
kě可
yǐ以
kuài快
sù速
zhǐ止
ké咳
。
This medicine can quickly stop coughing.
4
tā他
ké咳
sòu嗽
le了
。
He coughed.
5
gǎn感
mào冒
shí时
，
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
ké咳
sòu嗽
。
When I have a cold, I often cough.
6
yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
duō多
hē喝
shuǐ水
lái来
huǎn缓
jiě解
ké咳
sòu嗽
。
The doctor suggested drinking more water to relieve the cough.
Information
Traditional咳
Radical口
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#753
Zhuyinㄏㄞ
Components—
UnicodeU+54B3
CangjieRYVO
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality