苦U+82E68 STROKES
Entry·pron. kǔ
ㄎㄨˇ
“Having a bitter taste; hardship or suffering; to suffer or endure pain; to toil painstakingly; to be afraid of.”
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- 痛苦ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇphysical or mental pain; suffering; anguish; distress.
- 辛苦ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇhard; exhausting; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; (polite) thank you for your efforts; used as a greeting to acknowledge someone's hard work
- 苦難ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋsuffering; hardship; pain and distress; misery
- 苦惱ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇvexed; distressed; worried and troubled; feeling deep annoyance or mental suffering
- 苦笑ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋto force a smile; a bitter laugh; a strained smile made when unhappy or helpless.
- 受苦ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇto suffer hardship; to endure pain or distress; to go through suffering
- 艱苦ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇdifficult and strenuous; hard; arduous; involving great effort or hardship
- 苦練ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋto practice hard; to train rigorously through effort and repetition
- 苦苦ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄨˇpainfully; in great distress; in Buddhism, suffering as experienced through the senses
- 吃苦ㄔ ㄎㄨˇto endure hardship; to suffer through difficulty; to bear pain or privation
- 苦頭ㄎㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊbitter taste; hardship; suffering; ordeal (experience of difficulty or pain)
- 苦瓜ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚbitter melon; a gourd-family vine with deeply lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and warty, bitter fruit eaten as a vegetable in Taiwan
- 苦心ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣintentional effort; painstaking care; toiling and worrying
- 困苦ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇhardship; suffering; poverty; difficult and painful living conditions
- 苦悶ㄎㄨˇ ㄇㄣˋfeeling distressed; experiencing emotional suffering; feeling depressed or gloomy
- 苦痛ㄎㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋmental or physical suffering; pain; distress
- 苦戰ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄢˋto fight a hard battle; to struggle arduously in combat or competition
- 苦澀ㄎㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋbitter and astringent in taste; painful and distressed in heart
- 訴苦ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇto complain about one's troubles; to vent grievances; to tell others about one's hardships
- 苦不堪言ㄎㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧㄢˊsuffering so intensely that it cannot be described in words; unbearable agony
- 貧苦ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇpoverty-stricken; very poor; living in hardship; suffering from extreme poverty
- 苦讀ㄎㄨˇ ㄉㄨˊto study diligently and assiduously, enduring hardship
- 刻苦ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇhardworking; diligent and enduring hardship; frugal; thrifty in daily life.
- 窮苦ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨˇpoor and suffering; destitute and miserable
- 苦思ㄎㄨˇ ㄙto think hard; to rack one's mind; to ponder deeply
- 苦於ㄎㄨˇ ㄩˊto suffer from; to be troubled by; to be beset by (a problem or difficulty)
- 苦撐ㄎㄨˇ ㄔㄥto endure hardship while holding out; to struggle to keep going under difficulty
- 挖苦ㄨㄚ ˙ㄎㄨto mock; to ridicule; to make sarcastic remarks at someone's expense
- 苦水ㄎㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇbitter-tasting water containing minerals like Epsom salts; grievances; suffering endured
- 甘苦ㄍㄢ ㄎㄨˇhardships and joys of life; difficulties and suffering
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