苦 stroke order

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Pinyin kǔ

Radical

艹

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

bitter / intensely / miserable / painful

吃苦 chī kǔ

to bear hardships

困苦 kùn kǔ

deprivation / distressed / miserable

艰难困苦 jiān nán kùn kǔ

difficulties and hardships

埋头苦干 mái tóu kǔ gàn

to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work

苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán

to suffer unspeakable misery / indescribably painful / hellish

艰苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn

earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently

艰苦卓绝 jiān kǔ zhuó jué

extremely hard and bitter ... / being distressed and lofty

孤苦 gū kǔ

alone and helpless

苦役 kǔ yì

forced labor / corvée / penal servitude

刻苦 kè kǔ

hardworking / assiduous

苦劝 kǔ quàn

Persuade

忆苦 yì kǔ

recall past sufferings

苦恼 kǔ nǎo

vexed / distressed

悲苦 bēi kǔ

forlorn / miserable

愁苦 chóu kǔ

anxiety / distress

愁眉苦脸 chóu méi kǔ liǎn

to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable

自找苦吃 zì zhǎo kǔ chī

to bring trouble on oneself

挖苦 wā kǔ

to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks

苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard / to rack one's brains

冥思苦想 míng sī kǔ xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard / to rack one's brains

凄苦 qī kǔ

bleak / miserable

凄风苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ

lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances

艰苦朴素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

苦楝树 kǔ liàn shù

Neem tree

苦楚 kǔ chǔ

suffering / misery / pain (esp. psychological)

苦楝 kǔ liàn

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

苦行僧 kǔ xíng sēng

a person who lives a life of self-denial and mortification / ascetic monk

苦涩 kǔ sè

bitter and astringent / pained / agonized

煞费苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn

to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking / at the cost of a lot of effort

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