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
Other Chinese words for “hip”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胯 | kuà | crotch; groin |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 酷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残酷 (殘酷) | cán kù | cruel; harsh; merciless |
| 酷刑 | kù xíng | cruelty; torture |
| 冷酷 | lěng kù | unfeeling; callous |
| 严酷 (嚴酷) | yán kù | bitter; harsh |
| 酷爱 (酷愛) | kù ài | to be keen on; to have a passion for |
| 酷暑 | kù shǔ | intense 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.