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苦
苦
kǔ
adv./adj./v. painstakingly; (of taste) bitter; hard, painful; cause sb. to suffer; suffer from
Other meanings
[kǔ]   n. pain, suffering, hardship
艸    (only for traditional) grass (for 苦)
艹    (lit) grass (for 苦)
'苦' is part of the following simplified words:
 楛
'苦' is part of the following traditional words:
 楛

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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辛​苦​
辛​苦​
xīn kǔ
adj./v. painstaking, hard; be at pains to do something
痛​苦​
痛​苦​
tòng kǔ
adj./n. painful, anguished, agonizing, distressing; pain, suffering
苦​瓜​
苦​瓜​
kǔ guā
n. balsam pear, bitter melon, bitter gourd; person who has suffered a lot
自​讨​苦​吃​
自​討​苦​吃​
zì táo kǔ chī
phr. ask for trouble
苦​不​苦​，想​想​长​征​二​万​五​。
苦​不​苦​，想​想​長​征​二​萬​五​。
kǔ bù kǔ, xiáng xiǎng cháng zhēng èr wàn wǔ .
phr. If you are suffering, then think about the 25,000 li Long March
苦​心​
苦​心​
kǔ xīn
n. painstaking effort, trouble taken, pains
埋​头​苦​干​
埋​頭​苦​幹​
mái tóu kǔ gàn
idiom. bury oneself in hard work
苦​练​
苦​練​
kǔ liàn
v. practise hard; drill diligently:
孤​苦​伶​仃​
孤​苦​伶​仃​
gū kǔ líng dīng
idiom. lonely and helpless, utterly forlorn and alone
苦​水​
苦​水​
kú shuǐ
n. bitter water; gastric secretion; suffering, bitterness
苦​战​
苦​戰​
kǔ zhàn
v. fight bitterly; struggle hard
你​苦​于​现​代​生​活​的​压​力​吗​？
你​苦​於​現​代​生​活​的​壓​力​嗎​？
ní kǔ yú xiàn dài shēng huó de yā lì ma
phr. Do you suffer from the pressure of modern life?
好​苦​啊​！
好​苦​啊​！
háo kǔ a !
phr. (of taste) So bitter! (of living) So much suffering! So miserable!
为​什​么​人​会​受​苦​？
為​什​麼​人​會​受​苦​？
wèi shén me rén huì shòu kǔ
phr. Why do people suffer?