Vita:酷

Parts

• 酷 1431 cruel
  • 酉 1427 whiskey bottle (sign of the bird)
    • 一 1 ceiling (one, floor)
    • ⼉ * human legs
    • 一 1 floor (one, ceiling)
    • ⼞ * pent in
  • 告 247 revelation
    • 牛 245 cow
    • 口 11 mouth

KANJIDIC Entry

• 酷 3973 U9177 B164 G8 S14 F1596 N4788 V6176 H1562 DK1048 L1431 K1702 DO1591 MN39870P MP8.0364 E1273 IN1711 DJ1596 DG1796 P1-7-7 I7e7.1 Q1466.1 DR3277 Yku4 Whog コク ひど.い {cruel} {severe} {atrocious} {unjust}

EDICT Entries

• 過酷 [かこく] / (adj-na,n) rigour / rigor / severity / cruelty / harsh / (P) /
• 酷 [こく] / (adj-na,n) (1) severe / harsh / stringent / rigorous / strict / unfair / (2) (uk) body (esp. of food, wine, etc.) / weight / substance / (P) /
• 酷い [ひどい] / (adj) (uk) cruel / awful / severe / very bad / serious / terrible / heavy / violent / (P) /
• 酷使 [こくし] / (n) exploitation / overuse / abuse / (P) /
• 酷似 [こくじ] / (n,vs) resemblance / resemble / (P) /
• 酷暑 [こくしょ] / (n) intense heat / (P) /
• 酷評 [こくひょう] / (n) severe criticism / damnation / (P) /
• 残酷 [ざんこく] / (adj-na,n) cruelty / harshness / (P) /
• 冷酷 [れいこく] / (adj-na,n) cruelty / coldheartedness / relentless / ruthless / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1867 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 酷 => 酉, 告

Radical

• 酷 => 酉 (wine/alcohol) , ⺧ (cow) , 口 (mouth)

Graphical

• 酷 => 一,丿,乚,口,一,⺧,口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ku4 - ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(of sb or sth) cool (loanword)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 酷 (ku4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 残酷 (殘酷)
• 酷

Medium Frequency

• 优酷 (優酷)
• 冷酷
• 冷酷无情 (冷酷無情)