WHOLE CHARACTER
哭
to cry; to weep
哭 shows a dog under paired mouths: to cry — 哭泣 'weep' and 啼哭 'wail'.
ZDIC: 会意，从犬、从口 — a dog under mouth pieces. The written top is a pair of mouth squares, shown as a visual pair.
Character Familiestop / bottom
哭
to cry; to weep
哭 shows a dog under paired mouths: to cry — 哭泣 'weep' and 啼哭 'wail'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
top / bottom
ZDIC: 会意，从犬、从口 — a dog under mouth pieces. The written top is a pair of mouth squares, shown as a visual pair.
TOP: THE PAIRED MOUTH SQUARES (A VISUAL PAIR)
Component group
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 哭: top: the paired mouth squares (a visual pair) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
BOTTOM: THE DOG, NAMED BY ZDIC
犬
dog
Repeated in 猋.
In 哭: bottom: the dog, named by ZDIC Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 1
- to cry; to weep
- 哭泣to weep
- 哭喊to cry and shout
- 啼哭to wail
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