酷 — hok

Parts that make up 酷

How 酷 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 酷 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 酉, 告.

Korean example words with 酷

• 혹서酷暑 Korean gloss: 몹시 심한 더위
• 혹한酷寒 Korean gloss: 몹시 심한 추위
• 가혹苛酷 Korean gloss: 몹시 모질고 독함
• 혹화酷禍 Korean gloss: 매우 심한 재화(災禍)
• 혹심하다酷甚 Korean gloss: 매우 심하다
• 잔혹하다殘酷 Korean gloss: 잔인하고 독하다
• 참혹하다慘酷 Korean gloss: 비참하고 끔찍하다
• 혹평하다酷評 Korean gloss: 가혹하게 비평하다
• 냉혹하다冷酷 Korean gloss: 몹시 차갑고 모질다
• 혹사하다酷使 Korean gloss: 매우 모질고 심하게 일을 시키다
• 잔혹성殘酷性 Korean gloss: 잔인하고 독한 성질
• 잔혹사殘酷史 Korean gloss: 잔인하고 혹독한 역사

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 酷

• 過酷かこく severe; harsh; hard
• 残酷ざんこく cruel; brutal; ruthless
• 酷似こくじ resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
• 酷こく severe; harsh; stringent
• 冷酷れいこく cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless
• 酷暑こくしょ intense heat; severe heat
• 酷寒こっかん severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
• 酷評こくひょう severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism
• 酷使こくし exploitation; overuse; abuse
• 酷いひどい cruel; heartless; hard
• 酷くひどく terribly; awfully; dreadfully
• 厳酷げんこく severity; rigor; rigour

Other hanja read “혹”

Other hanja with radical 酉