bitter (taste) (in 苦)

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • bitter; hardship; pain

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

苦楚kǔ chǔ

suffering; misery

刻苦kè kǔ

assiduous; hardworking; diligent

受苦shòu kǔ

to suffer; to have a hard time

bitter; suffering; hardship; to cause suffering

痛苦tòng kǔ

pain; suffering; agony

辛苦xīn kǔ

hard work; to work hard; laborious

5Example Sentences

这药很苦。

zhè yào hěn kǔ。

This medicine is very bitter.

他很辛苦地工作。

tā hěn xīn kǔ dì gōng zuò。

He works very hard.

Other Characters Pronounced “ku”