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
fig. the joys and sorrows of life
to make nothing of hardships
to force a smile; a bitter laugh
to struggle arduously
hard work; laborious effort; painstaking work
forced labor; penal servitude; corvée
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
to advise patiently and kindly
bitter work; sweated labor
ascetic practice
to complain; to whine about hardships; to grumble
good times and hardships; joys and tribulations
to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth
torture
bitter taste; bitterness
bitter suffering; deep hatred and resentment
to think hard; bitter thoughts
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
to study diligently; to train assiduously
miserable; forlorn
miserable; bleak
distress; anxiety
recall past hardship, cherish present life
toil; hard work
grievance; dire straits