| 1 | 哭 | 哭 | kū | ku1 | to cry; to weep | | |
| 2 | 哭声 | 哭聲 | kū shēng | ku1 sheng1 | sound of weeping | | |
| 3 | 哭泣 | 哭泣 | kū qì | ku1 qi4 | to weep | | |
| 4 | 大哭 | 大哭 | dà kū | da4 ku1 | to cry loudly | | |
| 5 | 痛哭 | 痛哭 | tòng kū | tong4 ku1 | to cry bitterly | | |
| 6 | 会哭的孩子有糖吃 | 會哭的孩子有糖吃 | huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī | hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 tang2 chi1 | lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom); fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease | | |
| 7 | 会哭的孩子有奶吃 | 會哭的孩子有奶吃 | huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī | hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 nai3 chi1 | lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom); fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease | | |
| 8 | 嚎哭 | 嚎哭 | háo kū | hao2 ku1 | to bawl; to wail; to cry; to bawl; to cry; to wail; to howl; also written 号哭 | | |
| 9 | 哭不成声 | 哭不成聲 | kū bu chéng shēng | ku1 bu5 cheng2 sheng1 | to weep too bitterly to speak; to break down completely (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 哭鼻子 | 哭鼻子 | kū bí zi | ku1 bi2 zi5 | to snivel (usually humorous) | | |
| 11 | 尖声啼哭 | 尖聲啼哭 | jiān shēng tí kū | jian1 sheng1 ti2 ku1 | squeal | | |
| 12 | 号天哭地 | 號天哭地 | háo tiān kū dì | hao2 tian1 ku1 di4 | bay at the moon (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 号啕痛哭 | 號啕痛哭 | háo táo tòng kū | hao2 tao2 tong4 ku1 | to cry loudly; to burst into a storm of tears (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 嚎啕大哭 | 嚎啕大哭 | háo táo dà kū | hao2 tao2 da4 ku1 | to wail; to bawl (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 哀哭 | 哀哭 | āi kū | ai1 ku1 | to weep in sorrow | | |
| 16 | 鬼哭狼嗥 | 鬼哭狼嗥 | guǐ kū láng háo | gui3 ku1 lang2 hao2 | to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom); variant of 鬼哭狼嚎 | | |
| 17 | 抚尸恸哭 | 撫屍慟哭 | fǔ shī tòng kū | fu3 shi1 tong4 ku1 | to weep over a corpse (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 伏尸恸哭 | 伏屍慟哭 | fú shī tòng kū | fu2 shi1 tong4 ku1 | to wail over a corpse (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 装酸哭穷 | 裝酸哭窮 | zhuāng suān kū qióng | zhuang1 suan1 ku1 qiong2 | to dress poorly an plead poverty (even though rich) (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 打翻了的牛奶而哭泣 | 打翻了的牛奶而哭泣 | dǎ fān le de niú nǎi ér kū qì | da3 fan1 le5 de5 niu2 nai3 er2 ku1 qi4 | to weep over spilt milk | | |
| 21 | 捶胸大哭 | 捶胸大哭 | chuí xiōng dà kū | chui2 xiong1 da4 ku1 | to beat one's breast and weep (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 长歌当哭 | 長歌當哭 | cháng gē dàng kū | chang2 ge1 dang4 ku1 | to sing somber song instead of crying; to intone poems to express grief or anger (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 悲歌当哭 | 悲歌當哭 | bēi gē dàng kū | bei1 ge1 dang4 ku1 | to sing instead of weep (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 抱头痛哭 | 抱頭痛哭 | bào tóu tòng kū | bao4 tou2 tong4 ku1 | to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder | | |
| 25 | 爱哭鬼 | 愛哭鬼 | ài kū guǐ | ai4 ku1 gui3 | crybaby | | |