Chinese Character 酷 Meanings and components.

Form

酷

Meaning

酷 meaning[3] in English

Ruthless.

Strong (E.G. Of Wine).

(Loanword) Cool.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 酷 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 10th earthly branch: … (酉) , and to say (告)

Its radical[1] is: 酉 (you3) which means: 10th Earthly Branch: 5-7 P.M., 8th Solar Month (8th September-7th October), Year Of The Rooster, Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 270° (West), .酉you310th earthly …

In cangjie it is written with MWHGR

How to write 酷

To write酷ku4ruthless you should write a combination of 酉you310th earthly … , 告gao4to say arranged in a 吅 shape:

酉 + 告 = 酷

酷 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 酷 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 酷, looks as follow:

酷
Pinyin:ku4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Ruthless . Strong (E.G. Of Wine) . (Loanword) Cool . Hip
酉
Pinyin:you3
Meaning[3]: 10th Earthly Branch: 5-7 P.M., 8th Solar Month (8th September-7th October), Year Of The Rooster . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 270° (West)
西
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: The West . Abbr. For Spain 西班牙[Xi1 Ban1 Ya2] . Spanish
兀
Pinyin:wu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Wu
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
儿
Pinyin:er2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 人[Ren2] . 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 10), Occurring In 兒, 兀, 兄 Etc
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
告
Pinyin:gao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Say . To Tell . To Announce . To Report . To Denounce . To File A Lawsuit . To Sue
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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