Meaning
ruthless; strong (as of wine); (slang loan from English) cool; great
Chinese: 残酷、冷酷;也表示极、程度深(酷热)。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ku” becomes a different word in each tone. 酷 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 残酷cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless
- 冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous
- 酷似kù sìto strikingly resemble
- 冷酷无情lěng kù wú qíngcold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
- 酷儿kù érqueer (sexuality)
Example Sentence
这个机器人的造型十分酷炫。Zhè ge jī qì rén de zào xíng shí fēn kù xuàn.The design of this robot is very cool.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this机器人jī qì rénrobot的deof造型zào xíngto model十分shí fēnvery酷炫kù xuàn(slang) cool。