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枯 - kū

dried out, withered, decayed

dried out, withered, decayed

How to read 枯

Click 枯 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishdried out, withered, decayed
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

枯干 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 枯寂. Please read 枯木 one more time.

Common words with this character

dried up; shriveled; withered
bleak; desolate; devoid of liveliness
dead tree
withered and rotten

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 枯 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 枯干 and 枯寂 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 枯.