ㄎㄨ ˇ

kǔ

bitter

苦 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as kǔ in the third tone.

It is made up of the components 艹 (grass) and 古 (ancient).

  • 苦
    ㄎㄨ ˇ

    kǔ

    bitter

    • 艹
      ㄘㄠ ˙

      cao

      grass

    • 古
      ㄍㄨ ˇ

      gǔ

      ancient

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Ancient grass tastes bitter
by dosemobor915

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ten grasses in my mouth taste bitter
by jena

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 苦

Definitions for 苦 pronounced as kǔ

  • bitter
  • hardship
  • pain
  • to suffer
  • to bring suffering to
  • painstakingly

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