酷 Stroke Order — How to Write 酷
酷 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 酉, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
酷 Radical and Character Components
酷 is a phono-semantic compound: 酉 (wine) carries the meaning, while 告 indicates the sound.
Radical: 酉 + 7 more strokes
酷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- kù
Meanings of 酷 in Chinese
kù酷
Common Words and Phrases with 酷
More words with 酷
- cán残kù酷cruel, brutal
- yán严kù酷harsh, severe
- kù酷xiào肖spitting image, dead ringer
- cán残kù酷chéng程dù度cruelty level, degree of cruelty
- kù酷ài爱dú读shū书Love reading, Be passionate about reading
- kù酷rè热nán难nài耐unbearable heat, scorching hot
- cán残kù酷fǎ法zé则cruel law, harsh rule
- cán残kù酷zhì至jí极Extremely cruel, Utterly brutal
- xíng刑fá罚yán严kù酷harsh penalties, severe punishments
Idioms with 酷
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Open the tool →Questions about 酷
What does 酷 mean in Chinese?
酷 (kù) means “Extremely” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 酷?
酷 is pronounced kù in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 酷 have?
酷 has 14 strokes.
How do you write 酷?
酷 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 酉. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 酷?
The radical of 酷 is 酉, and 酷 is a phono-semantic compound.