bitter; to suffer; hardship

HSK 4 #634

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 634th character
Radical ⾋ (140.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 999

Definitions

苦 kǔ
  1. 1. bitter
  2. 2. to suffer
  3. 3. hardship
  4. 4. pain
  5. 5. painstakingly
  6. 6. to bring suffering to

Stroke order

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Words containing 苦

Word Meaning
to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
to complain; to grumble; grievance
to sour; to turn sour; to curdle
to sour; to turn sour; to curdle
poor; poverty-stricken
to make a hard living as unskilled laborer
to make a hard living as unskilled laborer
(slang) to be behind bars
(slang) to be behind bars
to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)
to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)
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