苦

kǔ

“Bitter” in Chinese is 苦 (kǔ).

Other characters with the syllable ku: see all 7 →

Meaning

bitter
hardship
pain

Show 3 more meanings

to suffer
to bring suffering to
painstakingly

Example

你现在感到痛苦吗？

Are you in pain now?

From 痛苦 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 苦

痛苦tòngkǔpainHSK 3 艰苦jiānkǔdifficultHSK 5 辛苦xīnkǔexhaustingHSK 5 酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-là(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)HSK 5 吃苦chīkǔto bear hardshipsHSK 7-9 何苦hékǔwhy bother?HSK 7-9 刻苦kèkǔhardworkingHSK 7-9 苦力kǔlìbitter workHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

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