呼天叩地 hūtiānkòudì to cry out in anguish Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 呼 hū verb to shout To cry out; to shout or yell loudly天 tiān noun sky sky; heavens; the space above the earth叩 kòu to kowtow To kowtow or touch one's head to the ground as a sign of respect; often a shortened form of 叩头 kòutóu or 叩首 kòushǒu地 dì noun earth The earth; the ground; land; soil; fields