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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

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 枯

枯 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

枯

古ancient, old

枯=木tree+古ancient, old

A tree (木) that has become old and dry like ancient times (古) — withered or dried up.

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5.

How to Use 枯

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 枯 works in context.

Physical withering

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

枯萎 • kū wěi • to wilt • HSK 6

HSK 6

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

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 枯 is used in context

dì地

xià下

shuǐ水

zī资

yuán源

yǐ已

jīng经

kū枯

jié竭

。

The groundwater resources have been depleted.

zhè这

fèn份

gōng工

zuò作

nèi内

róng容

shí十

fēn分

kū

cháng长

qī期

gān干

hàn旱

shǐ使

huā花

cǎo草

kū枯

wěi

Information

Pinyinkū

Meaningwithered

Strokes9

Radical木

Traditional枯

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1711

Zhuyinㄎㄨ

UnicodeU+67AF

CangjieDJR

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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

枯

zào燥

。

The content of this job is very dull.

萎

le了

。

The long drought withered the flowers and plants.

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