Usage of the character 哭

to cry; to weep

kūhǎn

哭喊

[哭喊]

to wail

kūshēng

哭声

[哭聲]

sound of weeping

Kūqiáng

哭墙

[哭牆]

Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)

āikū

哀哭

[哀哭]

to weep in sorrow

kūlíng

哭灵

[哭靈]

to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead

háokū

号哭

[號哭]

to bawl
to wail
to cry

kūsāng

哭丧

[哭喪]

to wail at a funeral
formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed

tíkū

啼哭

[啼哭]

to cry
to wail

kūliǎn

哭脸

[哭臉]

to weep
to snivel

kūnào

哭闹

[哭鬧]

to bawl, disturbing others

kūqì

哭泣

[哭泣]

to weep

kūqiāng

哭腔

[哭腔]

sobbing tone
sob
dirge
opera tune portraying mourning

dàkū

大哭

[大哭]

to cry loudly

kūsù

哭诉

[哭訴]

to lament
to complain tearfully
to wail accusingly

háokū

嚎哭

[嚎哭]

to bawl
to cry
to wail
to howl
also written 號哭／号哭 (háokū)

tòngkū

痛哭

[痛哭]

to cry bitterly

shuōkū

说哭

[說哭]

to make (sb) cry (with one's harsh words)

kūqióng

哭穷

[哭窮]

to bewail one's poverty
to complain about being hard up
to pretend to be poor

kūsāngbàng

哭丧棒

[哭喪棒]

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

kūbízi

哭鼻子

[哭鼻子]

to snivel (usually humorous)

àikūguǐ

爱哭鬼

[愛哭鬼]

crybaby

kūsangliǎn

哭丧脸

[哭喪臉]

long face; miserable look

kūqiūfēng

哭秋风

[哭秋風]

autumnal sadness

háotáodàkū

嚎啕大哭

[嚎啕大哭]

to wail
to bawl (idiom)

kūxiàobùdé

哭笑不得

[哭笑不得]

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
both funny and extremely embarrassing
between laughter and tears

bàotóutòngkū

抱头痛哭

[抱頭痛哭]

to weep disconsolately
to cry on each other's shoulder

tóngshēngyīkū

同声一哭

[同聲一哭]

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

kūkutítí

哭哭啼啼

[哭哭啼啼]

to weep endlessly
interminable wailing

kūsangzheliǎn

哭丧着脸

[哭喪著臉]

to pull a long face
to wear a mournful expression

guǐkūlángháo

鬼哭狼嗥

[鬼哭狼嗥]

variant of 鬼哭狼嚎 (guǐkūlángháo)

kūshēngzhèntiān

哭声震天

[哭聲震天]

(idiom) the cries of grief shake the heavens

tòngkūliútì

痛哭流涕

[痛哭流涕]

weeping bitter tears

bēigēdàngkū

悲歌当哭

[悲歌當哭]

to sing instead of weep (idiom)

kūtiānmǒlèi

哭天抹泪

[哭天抹淚]

to wail and whine
piteous weeping

lángháoguǐkū

狼号鬼哭

[狼號鬼哭]

lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams

jiānshēngtíkū

尖声啼哭

[尖聲啼哭]

squeal

māokūlǎoshǔ

猫哭老鼠

[貓哭老鼠]

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
crocodile tears

māokūhàozi

猫哭耗子

[貓哭耗子]

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
crocodile tears

guǐkūlángháo

鬼哭狼嚎

[鬼哭狼嚎]

to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)

fàngshēng-dàkū

放声大哭

[放聲大哭]

to sob loudly; to bawl

kūdesǐqùhuólái

哭得死去活来

[哭得死去活來]

to cry one's heart out

yīkū'èrnàosānshàngdiào

一哭二闹三上吊

[一哭二鬧三上吊]

(idiom) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum

huìkūdeháiziyǒutángchī

会哭的孩子有糖吃

[會哭的孩子有糖吃]

lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom)
fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease

huìkūdeháiziyǒunǎichī

会哭的孩子有奶吃

[會哭的孩子有奶吃]

lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)
fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease