to weep, to sob
Animated Stroke Order 泣
Stroke Order Diagrams 泣
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HSK Vocabulary: 泣
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 泣 is used in context
1
tā他
de的
yīng英
yǒng勇
shì事
jì迹
kě可
gē歌
kě可
qì泣
。
His heroic deeds are moving and praiseworthy.
2
tīng听
dào到
è噩
hào耗
，
tā他
qì泣
bù不
chéng成
shēng声
。
Hearing the bad news, he was choked with tears.
3
tā她
yīn因
shī失
qù去
chǒng宠
wù物
ér而
kū哭
qì泣
。
She cried because she lost her pet.
4
tā她
kū哭
le了
。
She cried.
5
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
diū丢
le了
，
xiǎo小
míng明
shāng伤
xīn心
dì地
kū哭
qì泣
。
The puppy was lost, and Xiaoming cried sadly.
6
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xī息
，
tā她
jī激
dòng动
dé得
kū哭
qì泣
qǐ起
lái来
。
Upon hearing the good news, she cried out of excitement.
Information
Traditional泣
Radical氵
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2467
Zhuyinㄑㄧˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+6CE3
CangjieEYT
☯️
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.
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