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Chinese symbol for “hip”

酷
kù
ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hip is 酷 (kù), defined as: ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

酷 kù
strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hip”

WordPinyinMeaning
胯kuàcrotch; groin

Related words

Other words that share a character with 酷.

WordPinyinMeaning
残酷 (殘酷)cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless
酷刑kù xíngcruelty; torture
冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous
严酷 (嚴酷)yán kùbitter; harsh
酷爱 (酷愛)kù àito be keen on; to have a passion for
酷暑kù shǔintense heat; extremely hot weather

See also: Japanese symbol for “hip”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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