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苦

kǔ

bitter; hardship, suffering

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (grass) provides meaning, 古 provides pronunciation
HSK 4 8 strokes Very Common (6%)
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Component Breakdown

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艹
cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
古
gǔ
old, classic, ancient
⿱艹古 i

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Component Tree i

cǎo
艹
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
gǔ
古
old, classic, ancient
💡 Ideographic: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口
5 strokes HSK 5

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