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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kù | ku4
English translation
ruthless
strong (e.g. of wine)
(of sb or sth) cool (loanword)
strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

Contains the radical

yǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

wine

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

酉告

Semantic compound

yǒu

Phonetic compound

gào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yǒu represents the meaning and gào represents the sound.

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这里 zhè lǐ 气候 qìhòu 温和 wēnhé , dōng 严寒 yánhán , Xià 酷暑 kù shǔ .

Here a mild climate, with cold winter and summer without the heat.

酷爱 kù aì 堆积如山 duī jī rú shān de kǎo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ Jiā 酸奶 suān nǎi yóu .

He loves humongous baked potatoes piled high with sour cream.

Xià 酷暑 kù shǔ , dōng 严寒 yánhán , 四季 sì jì 分明 fēnmíng ,气候 qìhòu 宜人 yí rén .

No summer heat and winter cold - free, four seasons climate.

这里 zhè lǐ dōng 严寒 yánhán , Xià 酷暑 kù shǔ , 雨量 yǔ liàng 充沛 chōngpèi 候温.

No cold here in winter, summer without heat, steam moderate rainfall.

我们 wǒmen 如果 rúguǒ zài 这样 zhè yàng 酷热 kù rè de 阳光 yángguāng xià dāi jiǔ le ,皮肤 pífū huì shài Hēi de .

We'll fry if we stay too long in this hot sun.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ruthless
残酷 cánkù cruel殘酷
冷酷 lěngkù grim冷酷 lěngkù
酷似 kù sì to strikingly resemble酷似 kù sì
酷爱 kù aì to be keen on酷愛
严酷 yán kù bitter嚴酷
酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat酷暑 kù shǔ
酷刑 kù xíng cruelty酷刑 kù xíng
酷热 kù rè torrid heat酷熱
冷酷无情 lěng kù wú qíng cold-hearted冷酷無情
残酷无情 cán kù wú qíng cruel and unfeeling (idiom)殘酷無情
酷烈 kù liè intense酷烈 kù liè
酷肖 kù xiào to strikingly resemble酷肖 kù xiào

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Decomposition

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