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苦
kǔ
Main
English Definitionbitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
Simplified Script苦
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinkǔ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄎㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)fu2
Part of Speech(形) adjective
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Part of food/flavors
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=3

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Words With Same Head Word    
苦难kǔnànsuffering
苦恼kǔnǎovexed; distressed
苦衷kǔzhōngsecret trouble; sorrow; difficulties
苦工kǔgōnghard labor (in penal code); coolie
苦笑kǔxiàoto force a smile; a bitter laugh
Words With Same Tail Word    
辛苦xīnkǔexhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
痛苦tòngkǔpain; suffering; painful
艰苦jiānkǔdifficult; hard; arduous
刻苦kèkǔhardworking; assiduous
吃苦chīkǔto bear hardships
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