| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 哭泣 | kū qì | to weep |
| 哭丧着脸 | kū sang zhe liǎn | sullen; to scowl miserably |
| 哭哭啼啼 | kū ku tí tí | to weep endlessly; interminable wailing |
| 哭诉 | kū sù | to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly |
| 哭喊 | kū hǎn | to wail |
| 哭丧 | kū sāng | to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed |
| 哭丧棒 | kū sāng bàng | mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety |
| 哭丧脸 | kū sang liǎn | to pull a long face; sullen; also written 哭丧着脸 |
| 哭天抹泪 | kū tiān mǒ lèi | to wail and whine; piteous weeping |
| 哭墙 | Kū qiáng | Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem) |
| 哭秋风 | kū qiū fēng | autumnal sadness |
| 哭穷 | kū qióng | to bewail one's poverty; to complain about being hard up; to pretend to be poor |
| 哭笑不得 | kū xiào bù dé | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; in a desperate state; between laughter and tears |
| 哭声 | kū shēng | sound of weeping |
| 哭声震天 | kū shēng zhèn tiān | lit. cries of grief shake the heavens; great sorrow (idiom) |
| 哭腔 | kū qiāng | sobbing tone; sob; dirge; opera tune portraying mourning |
| 哭脸 | kū liǎn | to weep; to snivel |
| 哭灵 | kū líng | to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead |
| 哭鼻子 | kū bí zi | to snivel (usually humorous) |
