to cry; to weep

mouth (口) + mouth (口) + dog (犬) = crying out loud

Two open mouths wailing and a dog howling beneath them — together they paint a scene of loud, unrestrained weeping. The character captures both the human cry and the animal howl in a single image.

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MouthSemantic
DogSemantic

Words with 哭

哭天抹泪

kū tiān mǒ lèi

to wail and whine

鬼哭狼嗥

guǐ kū láng háo

variant of 鬼哭狼嚎[gui3 ku1 lang2 hao2]

鬼哭狼嚎

guǐ kū láng háo

to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)

一哭二闹三上吊

yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)

同声一哭

tóng shēng yī kū

to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)

哀哭

āi kū

to weep in sorrow

哭诉

kū sù

to lament

哭哭啼啼

kū ku tí tí

to weep endlessly

哭喊

kū hǎn

to wail

哭丧

kū sāng

to wail at a funeral

哭丧棒

kū sāng bàng

mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety

哭丧脸

kū sang liǎn

long face; miserable look

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