How to say “cool” in Chinese
cool, awesome
“Cool” in Chinese is 酷, kù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
酷 is read kù. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 酉 “wine jar”; on the right, 告. The meaning “cool” comes from the sound of the English word cool.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “酷”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 酷. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你的新眼镜真酷！nǐdexīnyǎnjìngzhēnkùYour new glasses are so cool!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How it looks”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cool” in Chinese?
“Cool” in Chinese is 酷, pinyin kù.
What does 酷 mean?
酷 (kù) means “cool, awesome”.
How do you write 酷?
酷 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 酷?
酷 is read kù. Tones: kù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“cool” in the lesson “How it looks”
This word is from the topic “Look and shape” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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