cruel, severe; cool (loanword)
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Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 酷 is used in context
1
jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
kù酷
rè热
，
bú不
shì适
hé合
hù户
wài外
huó活
dòng动
。
The weather is extremely hot today, not suitable for outdoor activities
2
tā他
de的
xīn新
pǎo跑
chē车
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
fēi非
cháng常
kù酷
xuàn炫
。
His new sports car looks very cool and stylish
3
tā她
kù酷
ài爱
yīn音
yuè乐
，
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
huì会
liàn练
xí习
gāng钢
qín琴
。
She deeply loves music and practices piano every day
4
tā他
hěn很
lěng冷
kù酷
。
He is very cold-hearted.
5
lǎo老
bǎn板
de的
jué决
dìng定
hěn很
lěng冷
kù酷
，
dàn但
hěn很
gōng公
píng平
。
The boss's decision was cold-hearted, but fair.
6
zài在
shāng商
yè业
jìng竞
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
yǒu有
shí时
xū需
yào要
lěng冷
kù酷
yì一
diǎn点
cái才
néng能
shēng生
cún存
。
In business competition, sometimes you need to be a bit cold-hearted to survive.
7
zhàn战
zhēng争
hěn很
cán残
kù酷
。
War is cruel.
8
zhè这
ge个
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
guī规
zé则
hěn很
cán残
kù酷
，
shū输
de的
rén人
yào要
lì立
kè刻
lí离
kāi开
。
The rules of this competition are harsh; the loser must leave immediately.
9
xiàn现
shí实
yǒu有
shí时
hěn很
cán残
kù酷
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
xué学
huì会
miàn面
duì对
kùn困
nán难
。
Reality can be brutal at times, and we must learn to face difficulties.
10
zhè这
ge个
wán玩
jù具
kù酷
sì似
yī一
zhī只
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
。
This toy closely resembles a puppy.
Information
Traditional酷
Radical酉
Strokes14
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1909
Zhuyinㄎㄨˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+9177
CangjieYRHHI
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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