酷

Information about character(s)

Radical: 酉
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 14

Pronunciation

Pinyin: kù
Cantonese: huk6
JapaneseKun: KIBISHII HANAHADASHI MUGOI
JapaneseOn: KOKU KAKU
Korean: HOK
Vietnamese: khốc

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: strong, stimulating; very

CE-Dict: ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(of sb or sth) cool (loanword)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.cruel; brutal; oppressive; relentless
2.very; extremely; exceedingly

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: cruel; extremely; very

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: cruel; extremely; very

湘雅醫學專業詞典: caseose;tyro-

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《酉部》酷酒厚味也。从酉告聲。

康熙字典文字版 【酉集下】【酉字部】酷
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤苦沃切，音焅。【說文】酒厚味也。　又【玉篇】熟也。【揚子·方言】自河以北趙、魏之閒，穀熟曰酷。　又【廣韻】虐也。【增韻】慘也。【白虎通】極也，敎令窮極也。【史記·曹相國世家】百姓離秦之酷後參與休息無爲。【前漢·𠛬法志】窮民犯法，酷吏擊斷。　又【集韻】甚也。【晉書·何無忌傳】酷似其舅。【韓愈·文集序】酷排釋氏。　又【韻會】香氣醲冽。【史記·司馬相如傳】芬香漚鬰，酷烈淑郁。【後漢·張衡傳】美襞積以酷裂兮。【註】酷裂，香氣盛也。　又【正字通】痛恨也。【顏氏家訓】吾家世文章甚爲典正，未及編次，遭火蕩盡。銜酷茹恨，徹于心髓。　又【集韻】黑各切，音𦞦。虐也。

CF-Dict: cruel/féroce/excessif/extrême

Han-De-Dict: cool (u.E.) (Adj)/kampfstark (u.E.) (Adj)/unbarmherzig (u.E.) (Adj)