bitter; hardship, suffering
Animated Stroke Order 苦
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HSK Vocabulary: 苦
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 苦 is used in context
1
tā他
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
，
měi每
tiān天
jiā加
bān班
。
He works very hard and works overtime every day
2
shī失
qù去
qīn亲
rén人
ràng让
tā他
fēi非
cháng常
tòng痛
kǔ苦
。
Losing a loved one made him very painful
3
kǔ苦
guā瓜
suī虽
rán然
kǔ苦
，
dàn但
shì是
hěn很
yǒu有
yíng营
yǎng养
。
Although bitter melon is bitter, it is very nutritious
4
mā妈
mā妈
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
Mom works very hard.
5
tā他
měi每
tiān天
xué学
xí习
dào到
hěn很
wǎn晚
，
zhēn真
shì是
tài太
xīn辛
kǔ苦
le了
。
He studies until very late every day, which is really hard work.
6
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
zhěng整
gè个
tuán团
duì队
dōu都
fù付
chū出
le了
hěn很
duō多
xīn辛
kǔ苦
de的
nǔ努
lì力
。
To complete this project, the entire team has put in a lot of hard work.
7
tā他
xué学
xí习
hěn很
kè刻
kǔ苦
。
He studies very hard.
8
tā她
měi每
tiān天
kè刻
kǔ苦
liàn练
xí习
gāng钢
qín琴
，
jìn进
bù步
hěn很
kuài快
。
She practices the piano diligently every day and makes rapid progress.
9
tōng通
guò过
duō多
nián年
de的
kè刻
kǔ苦
zuān钻
yán研
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
chéng成
wéi为
le了
yī一
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
。
Through years of diligent study, he finally became an excellent engineer.
10
tā他
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
le了
，
hěn很
tòng痛
kǔ苦
。
He fell down and is in great pain.
Information
Traditional苦
Radical艹
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1000
Zhuyinㄎㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+82E6
CangjieTYR
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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