痛苦 tòngkǔ▶ ความเจ็บปวด

Stroke order

痛苦 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 痛 — 12 strokes
• 苦 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. pain
2. suffering
3. painful

Related words

• 刻苦ขยัน
• 痛快มีความสุข, เป็นที่พอใจอย่างยิ่ง
• 艰苦แข็ง, ยาก
• 苦ขม
• 吃苦ความยากลำบาก
• 苦涩ขม

痛苦 is pronounced tòngkǔ and means “ความเจ็บปวด”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 痛苦 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.