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