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Characters, words, pinyin or English

咳 ké to cough

ké (to cough) and hāi (a sigh) - 咳嗽 késou a cough

How to remember 咳: 口 mouth + 亥 pig = to cough. The farmer covers his mouth as the pig kicks up a cloud of dust, and he starts to cough and cannot stop.

  • 2,373. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 口

Component breakdown

咳 = 口 mouth + 亥 pig

  • 口 mouth
  • 亥 pig
The Gushi story

The farmer covers his mouth as the pig kicks up a cloud of dust, and he starts to cough and cannot stop.

How it is used

  • 'To cough' - appears in 咳嗽 (késou) cough, the everyday word (note 咳 is read ké here).
  • 咳嗽 covers the whole act of coughing: 咳嗽得很厉害 (késou de hěn lìhai) coughing badly.
  • As hāi it can be an interjection of regret/sighing ('Ah!'), but the common word is 咳嗽 (késou).

Words with 咳

Example sentences

  • 她有点咳嗽。 Tā yǒudiǎn késou.She has a little cough.