刻苦 kèkǔ▶ Trabajador

Stroke order

刻苦 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 刻 — 8 strokes
• 苦 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. hardworking
2. assiduous

Related words

• 时刻tiempo
• 深刻profundo
• 痛苦Dolor
• 立刻inmediatamente
• 艰苦duro, difícil
• 苦amargo

刻苦 is pronounced kèkǔ and means “Trabajador”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 刻苦 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.