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 study hard; assiduous
to study hard; assiduous
fix small problems early; or they grow
fix small problems early; act before it grows
fix small problems early or suffer more
fix small problems early; a stitch in time
miserable; bleak
to look miserable; to look anxious (idiom)
to look miserable; to look anxious (idiom)
pain of parting from loved ones
the pain of parting from loved ones
worried to death (idiom)
worried to death (idiom)
recall past hardship, value present joy
fig. poor-tasting meal
fig. poor-tasting meal
having unspeakable bitter suffering
having unspeakable bitter suffering
chloropicrin
a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)
a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)
fig. hardships; miserable circumstances
fig. hardships; miserable circumstances
to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
to give a lot of thought to sth; to ponder earnestly