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枯
kū
dried out, withered, decayed
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An old 古 tree 木; 古 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 6
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Common (22%)
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⿰木古
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Words Using 枯 (26)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
枯萎
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kūwěi
to wilt / to wither / wilted / withered / drained / enervated / exhausted
6
kūwěi
枯萎
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HSK 6
to wilt / to wither / wilted / withered / drained / enervated / exhausted
枯燥
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kūzào
dry and dull / uninteresting / dry-as-dust
6
kūzào
枯燥
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HSK 6
dry and dull / uninteresting / dry-as-dust
枯
↗
kū
dried up
kū
枯
↗
dried up
枯竭
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kūjié
used up / dried up / exhausted (of resources)
kūjié
枯竭
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used up / dried up / exhausted (of resources)
枯干
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kūgān
withered
kūgān
枯干
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withered
枯木逢春
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kūmùféngchūn
lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
kūmùféngchūn
枯木逢春
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lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) / fig. to get a new lease on life / to be revived / (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
枯木
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kūmù
dead tree
kūmù
枯木
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dead tree
搜索枯肠
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sōusuǒkūcháng
to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
sōusuǒkūcháng
搜索枯肠
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to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
枯水
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kūshuǐ
scarce water / low water level
kūshuǐ
枯水
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scarce water / low water level
枯槁
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kūgǎo
withered / haggard / languid / without energy
kūgǎo
枯槁
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withered / haggard / languid / without energy