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苦 - kǔ

bitter; hardship, suffering

bitter; hardship, suffering

How to read 苦

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishbitter; hardship, suffering
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

苦主 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 苦事. Please read 苦刑 one more time.

Common words with this character

the family of the victim in a murder case; victim; person who bears the burden while others benefit
hard job; arduous task
torture; corporal punishment
bitter work; hard toil; coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 苦.