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
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
wretched state; miserable plight
wretched state; miserable plight
erhua variant of kǔ huó
erhua variant of kǔ huó
endless pain, only turning back saves you
endless suffering, turn back to be saved
sea of bitterness is vast (idiom)
bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
to endure (years of suffering)
sour expression on one's face
sour expression on one's face
bitter sweet
after hardship, good times come
(slang) prison
(slang) prison
bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
to practice diligently; to train hard; hard work
the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence
gall bladder
gall bladder
wormwood; Artemisia absinthium
absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor)
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
endive