withered, dried up
Animated Stroke Order 枯
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HSK Vocabulary: 枯
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 枯 is used in context
1
dì地
xià下
shuǐ水
zī资
yuán源
yǐ已
jīng经
kū枯
jié竭
。
The groundwater resources have been depleted.
2
zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
nèi内
róng容
shí十
fēn分
kū枯
zào燥
。
The content of this job is very dull.
3
cháng长
qī期
gān干
hàn旱
shǐ使
huā花
cǎo草
kū枯
wěi萎
le了
。
The long drought withered the flowers and plants.
4
zhè这
běn本
shū书
hěn很
kū枯
zào燥
。
This book is very boring.
5
měi每
tiān天
zuò做
tóng同
yàng样
de的
gōng工
zuò作
，
wǒ我
jué觉
de得
hěn很
kū枯
zào燥
。
Doing the same work every day makes me feel very bored.
6
tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
nèi内
róng容
kū枯
zào燥
fá乏
wèi味
，
tīng听
zhòng众
men们
dōu都
hūn昏
hūn昏
yù欲
shuì睡
。
His speech was dull and tedious, making the audience drowsy.
7
zhè这
duǒ朵
huā花
kū枯
wěi萎
le了
。
This flower has withered.
8
tiān天
qì气
tài太
rè热
，
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
de的
zhí植
wù物
dōu都
kū枯
wěi萎
le了
。
The weather is too hot, and all the plants in the yard have withered.
9
yóu由
yú于
cháng长
qī期
quē缺
fá乏
guān关
ài爱
，
tā他
men们
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
xiàng像
huā花
duǒ朵
yī一
yàng样
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
kū枯
wěi萎
le了
。
Due to long-term lack of care, their relationship gradually withered like a flower.
10
zhè这
duǒ朵
huā花
gān干
kū枯
le了
。
This flower has withered.
Information
Traditional枯
Radical木
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1711
Zhuyinㄎㄨ
Components—
UnicodeU+67AF
CangjieDJR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality