Chinese symbol for “lament”
哭诉
kū sù
Traditional: 哭訴
to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lament is 哭诉 (kū sù), defined as: to lament; to complain tearfully; to wail accusingly.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lament”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痛惜 | tòng xī | to lament |
| 吊 (弔) | diào | a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament |
| 感叹 (感嘆) | gǎn tàn | to sigh (with feeling); to lament |
| 哀叹 (哀嘆) | āi tàn | to sigh; to lament |
| 悼 | dào | to mourn; to lament |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 哭诉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哭泣 | kū qì | to weep |
| 大哭 | dà kū | to cry loudly |
| 痛哭 | tòng kū | to cry bitterly |
| 哭喊 | kū hǎn | to wail |
| 哭声 (哭聲) | kū shēng | sound of weeping |
| 告诉 (告訴) | gào sù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 起诉 (起訴) | qǐ sù | to sue; to bring a lawsuit against |
| 诉讼 (訴訟) | sù sòng | lawsuit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lament”.
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.