苦

kǔ

ㄎㄨˇ

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1bitter

2hardship

3pain

4to suffer

5to bring suffering to

6painstakingly

Etymology

pictophonetic · grass

Radical

艹 · bitter; hardship, suffering

Composition

⿱艹古

Writing

stroke order · 8

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Words with 苦

痛苦tòngkǔ 苦kǔ 辛苦xīnkǔ 艰苦jiānkǔ 酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-là 吃苦chīkǔ 刻苦kèkǔ 苦难kǔnàn 苦恼kǔnǎo 诉苦sùkǔ 何苦hékǔ 苦力kǔlì 苦练kǔ liàn 苦笑kǔxiào 苦心kǔxīn 受苦shòukǔ 挖苦wāku 愁眉苦脸chóuméi-kǔliǎn