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枯 (kū): Withered — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 枯

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How to write 枯 — animated stroke order

2.

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枯 stroke order diagram

3.

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枯

古gǔ · ancient

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4.

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5.

How to Use 枯

Physical withering

Describes plants or objects losing moisture and becoming limp or dry.

枯萎 • kū wěi • to wilt • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

dì地

xià下

shuǐ水

zī资

yuán源

yǐ已

jīng

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Pinyinkū

Meaningwithered, dried up

Strokes9

Radical木

Traditional枯

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1711

Zhuyinㄎㄨ

UnicodeU+67AF

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+古gǔ · ancient

kū枯

wěi萎

to wilt

干枯 • gān kū • Dry up • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gān干

kū枯

Dry up

Figurative exhaustion

Describes something becoming dull or resources being used up.

枯燥 • kū zào • dull and dry; uninteresting; monotonous • HSK 6

HSK 6

kū枯

zào燥

dull and dry; uninteresting; monotonous

枯竭 • kū jié • exhausted • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kū枯

jié竭

exhausted

经

kū枯

jié竭

。

The groundwater resources have been depleted.

kǎo考

gǔ古

xué学

jiā家

fā发

xiàn现

le了

gǔ古

dài代

dòng动

wù物

de的

kū枯

gǔ骨

。

Archaeologists discovered the dried bones of ancient animals.

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.

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.

Cháng长

qī期

gān干

hàn旱

dǎo导

zhì致

shuǐ水

kù库

kū枯

hé涸

。

Long-term drought caused the reservoir to dry up.

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