酷 kù
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 告 to tell, to inform, to announce
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
酷
kù
cool, awesome
Character
Example phrases
- 这款电动车外形很酷，但续航能力才是我最关心的。 Zhè kuǎn diàndòngchē wàixíng hěn kù, dàn xùháng nénglì cái shì wǒ zuì guānxīn de. This electric car looks cool, but its range is what I care about most.
- 他戴着黑色墨镜骑摩托车，看起来很酷。 Tā dàizhe hēisè mòjìng qí mótuōchē, kàn qǐlái hěn kù. Wearing black sunglasses and riding a motorbike, he looks very cool.
- 哥哥的新书包又轻又酷，我也想买一个。 Gēge de xīn shūbāo yòu qīng yòu kù, wǒ yě xiǎng mǎi yí ge. My brother's new schoolbag is light and cool; I want one too.
Related words
- 残酷 cánkù cruel; harsh
- 酷似 kùsì to closely resemble
- 冷酷 lěngkù cold-hearted; ruthless
- 出名 chūmíng famous, well-known
- 闻名 wénmíng famous
- 地道 dìdao authentic, genuine
- 天然 tiānrán natural, innate
- 美观 měiguān beautiful, aesthetically pleasing
- 精美 jīngměi exquisite, delicate
- 精致 jīngzhì delicate, refined
- 柔软 róuruǎn soft
- 坚硬 jiānyìng hard, solid