Keyword
bitter
- hardship
- suffering
- Frequency
- #929
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
艹 (grass) gives the meaning and 古 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
痛苦
pain; suffering; painful
苦
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
辛苦
exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
苦难
suffering
艰苦
difficult; hard; arduous
苦恼
vexed; distressed
受苦
to suffer hardship
贫苦
poverty-stricken; poor
刻苦
hardworking; assiduous
苦头
sufferings
苦苦
strenuously; persistently; hard; painful
困苦
deprivation; distressed; miserable
苦涩
bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
吃苦
to bear hardships
苦力
bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
疾苦
pain and difficulties; suffering (of the people)
诉苦
to grumble; to complain; grievance
苦闷
depressed; dejected; feeling low
辛辛苦苦
painstakingly; with great trouble
挖苦
to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. wāku
苦瓜
bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
艰苦奋斗
to struggle arduously
苦心
painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains
穷苦
impoverished; destitute