刻苦 kèkǔ Hardworking

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Stroke order

刻苦 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

刻苦 — the Chinese character for Hardworking (kèkǔ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 刻苦 — Hardworking

刻 — 8 strokes
苦 — 8 strokes

Senses

hardworking
assiduous

Characters in 刻苦

刻 kè — quarter (hour); moment; to carve
苦 kǔ — bitter; hardship; pain

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

刻苦 is pronounced kèkǔ and means “Hardworking”.

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