| 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 | 哭穷 | 哭窮 | kū qióng | ku1 qiong2 | to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor | | |
| 5 | 哭笑无常 | 哭笑無常 | kū xiào wú cháng | ku1 xiao4 wu2 chang2 | weeping and laughing hysterically (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 哭笑不得 | 哭笑不得 | kū xiào bù dé | ku1 xiao4 bu4 de2 | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears | | |
| 7 | 哭天抹泪 | 哭天抹淚 | kū tiān mǒ lèi | ku1 tian1 mo3 lei4 | to wail and whine; piteous weeping | | |
| 8 | 哭诉 | 哭訴 | kū sù | ku1 su4 | to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly | | |
| 9 | 哭声震天 | 哭聲震天 | kū shēng zhèn tiān | ku1 sheng1 zhen4 tian1 | lit. cries of grief shake the heavens; great sorrow (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 哭声震耳 | 哭聲震耳 | kū shēng zhèn ěr | ku1 sheng1 zhen4 er3 | The sound of crying is earsplitting. (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 哭丧着脸 | 哭喪著臉 | kū sang zhe liǎn | ku1 sang5 zhe5 lian3 | sullen; to scowl miserably | | |
| 12 | 哭丧脸 | 哭喪臉 | kū sang liǎn | ku1 sang5 lian3 | to pull a long face; sullen; also written 哭丧着脸 | | |
| 13 | 哭丧棒 | 哭喪棒 | kū sāng bàng | ku1 sang1 bang4 | mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety | | |
| 14 | 哭丧 | 哭喪 | kū sāng | ku1 sang1 | to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed | | |
| 15 | 哭秋风 | 哭秋風 | kū qiū fēng | ku1 qiu1 feng1 | autumnal sadness | | |
| 16 | 哭墙 | 哭牆 | kū qiáng | Ku1 qiang2 | Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem) | | |
| 17 | 哭腔 | 哭腔 | kū qiāng | ku1 qiang1 | sobbing tone; sob; dirge; opera tune portraying mourning | | |
| 18 | 哭灵 | 哭靈 | kū líng | ku1 ling2 | to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead | | |
| 19 | 哭脸 | 哭臉 | kū liǎn | ku1 lian3 | to weep; to snivel | | |
| 20 | 哭了 | 哭了 | kū le | ku1 le5 | Crying | | |
| 21 | 哭哭啼啼 | 哭哭啼啼 | kū ku tí tí | ku1 ku5 ti2 ti2 | to weep endlessly; interminable wailing | | |
| 22 | 哭喊 | 哭喊 | kū hǎn | ku1 han3 | to wail | | |
| 23 | 哭得死去活来 | 哭得死去活來 | kū de sǐ qù huó lái | ku1 de5 si3 qu4 huo2 lai2 | to cry one's heart out | | |
| 24 | 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) | | |
| 25 | 哭鼻子 | 哭鼻子 | kū bí zi | ku1 bi2 zi5 | to snivel (usually humorous) | | |