苦 kǔ bitter

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Stroke order

苦 is written in 8 strokes.

苦 — the Chinese character for bitter (kǔ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 苦 — bitter

苦

Senses

bitter
hardship
pain
to suffer
to bring suffering to
painstakingly

Example sentences

这杯咖啡太苦了。Zhè bēi kāfēi tài kǔ le.This cup of coffee is too bitter.
他小时候的日子过得很苦。Tā xiǎoshíhou de rìzi guò de hěn kǔ.His childhood days were very hard.

Related words

苦 is pronounced kǔ and means “bitter”.

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