Chinese character 苦 kǔ — bitter

kǔ

bitter; hardship; pain

  • HSK 3
  • 8 strokes
  • radical 艹
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Stroke order of 苦

Written in 8 strokes. The grey stroke under the arrow is the one you write now: the dot shows where to start, the arrow — which way to go.

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What 苦 is made of

  • 艹grass radical 草字頭兒meaning
  • 古ancientsound

Tip: 艹 hints at the meaning and 古 at the pronunciation.

Words with 苦

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