| 哭 |  kū | to cry / to weep |   |
| 啼哭 | tí kū | to cry / to wail | |
| 咧咧 | liē liē | (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel | |
| 号哭 | háo kū | to bawl / to wail / to cry | |
| 嚎哭 | háo kū | to bawl / to cry / to wail / to howl / also written 號哭|号哭[hao2 ku1] | |
| 号 | háo | roar / cry / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 号啕 | háo táo | to cry / to wail loudly | |
| 鸣 | míng | to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) | |
| 嘹 | liáo | clear sound / cry (of cranes etc) | |
| 抽搭 | chōu dā | to sob / to cry | |
| 说哭 | shuō kū | to make (sb) cry (with one's harsh words) | |
| 出声 | chū shēng | to make a sound / to speak / to cry out | |
| 大哭 | dà kū | to cry loudly | |
| 惊呼 | jīng hū | to cry out in alarm or surprise | |
| 呐喊 | nà hǎn | shout / rallying cry / cheering / to shout | |
| 痛哭 | tòng kū | to cry bitterly | |
| 惊叫 | jīng jiào | to cry out in fear | |
| 哭笑不得 | kū xiào bù dé | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears | |
| 失声 | shī shēng | to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily | |
| 喊叫 | hǎn jiào | to cry out / to shout | |
| 叫唤 | jiào huan | to cry out / to bark out a sound | |
| 高喊 | gāo hǎn | to shout loudly / to raise a cry / to yell | |
| 啼笑皆非 | tí xiào jiē fēi | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears | |
| 哀号 | āi háo | to cry piteously / anguished wailing / same as 哀嚎[ai1 hao2] | |
| 天壤之别 | tiān rǎng zhī bié | lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) | |
| 呼号 | hū háo | to wail / to cry out in distress | |
| 悲鸣 | bēi míng | to utter a mournful cry / wail / groan | |
| 喊冤 | hǎn yuān | to cry out a grievance | |
| 叫床 | jiào chuáng | to cry out in ecstasy (during lovemaking) | |
| 哇靠 | wā kào | (Tw) whoa! / holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá / khàu], "I cry!") | |
| 可歌可泣 | kě gē kě qì | lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom) / fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic | |
| 伤天害理 | shāng tiān hài lǐ | to offend Heaven and reason (idiom) / bloody atrocities that cry to heaven / outrageous acts | |
| 鸣不平 | míng bù píng | to cry out against injustice / to protest unfairness | |
| 嗷嗷待哺 | áo áo dài bǔ | cry piteously for food | |
| 不平则鸣 | bù píng zé míng | where there is injustice, there will be an outcry / man will cry out against injustice | |
| 呐 | nà | battle cry | |
| 唳 | lì | cry of a crane or wild goose | |
| 哓 | xiāo | a cry of alarm / querulous | |
| 抱头痛哭 | bào tóu tòng kū | to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder | |
| 鷕 | yǎo | cry of hen pheasant | |
| 干嚎 | gān háo | to cry out loud without tears | |
| 干号 | gān háo | to cry out loud without tears | |
| 呼嚎 | hū háo | to roar (of animals) / to wail / to cry out in distress / see also 呼號|呼号[hu1 hao2] | |
| 男儿有泪不轻弹 | nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán | real men do not easily cry (idiom) | |
| 哭得死去活来 | kū de sǐ qù huó lái | to cry one's heart out | |
| 悲啼 | bēi tí | to wail with grief / plaintive cry | |
| 靠腰 | kào yāo | (lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]) / (Tw) (slang) to whine / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn! | |
| 靠北 | kào běi | (Tw) (slang) to rattle on / to carp / stop whining! / shut the hell up! / fuck! / damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death") | |
| 嚗 | bó | (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1] | |
| 呼天抢地 | hū tiān qiāng dì | (idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish) | |
| 一哭二闹三上吊 | yī - kū èr - nào sān - shàng diào | lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying) / fig. to make a terrible scene / to throw a tantrum | |
| 喔 | wō | (onom.) cry of a rooster (usu. reduplicated) / Taiwan pr. [wo4] | |
