Character data
HSK
4
FREQUENCY
634th character
RADICAL
⾋ (140.5)
STROKES
8
INDEX #
999
Character data
| HSK | 4 |
| Frequency | 634th character |
| Radical | ⾋ (140.5) |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Index # | 999 |
Definitions
| 苦 kǔ |
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Stroke order
Words containing 苦
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to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
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drudgery; hard task; chore
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to practice diligently; to train hard; hard work
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why bother?; is it worth the trouble?
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suffering; pain (esp. psychological); misery
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bitter melon; bitter gourd
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to suffer for one's actions; to suffer; to pay dearly
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share joys and hardships; stick together
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to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
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hard battle; bitter struggle; arduous effort
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to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
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fig. bitter complaint; suffering
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poor; poverty-stricken
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to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
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painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble
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to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
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solitary and impoverished (idiom)
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suffering (of the people); pain and difficulties
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unfortunate; bitter fate; hard lot
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to toil; hard work
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to be born under an ill star
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to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful
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to work hard
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the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence
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to spare no effort
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