苦涩 kǔsè bitter

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Traditional: 苦澀

Stroke order

苦涩 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

苦涩 — the Chinese character for bitter (kǔsè), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 苦涩 — bitter

苦 — 8 strokes
涩 — 10 strokes

Senses

bitter and astringent
pained
agonized

Characters in 苦涩

苦 kǔ — bitter; hardship; pain
涩 sè — astringent; tart; acerbity

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

Related words

苦涩 is pronounced kǔsè and means “bitter”.

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