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

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Words containing 苦

Word Meaning
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
drudgery; hard task; chore
to practice diligently; to train hard; hard work
why bother?; is it worth the trouble?
suffering; pain (esp. psychological); misery
bitter melon; bitter gourd
to suffer for one's actions; to suffer; to pay dearly
share joys and hardships; stick together
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
hard battle; bitter struggle; arduous effort
to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
fig. bitter complaint; suffering
poor; poverty-stricken
to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble
to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
suffering (of the people); pain and difficulties
unfortunate; bitter fate; hard lot
to toil; hard work
to be born under an ill star
to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful
to work hard
the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence
to spare no effort