苦

The character "苦" has 8 strokes. "苦" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "苦" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "苦" are "kǔ" . View the stroke order of "苦">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "苦"

adj.: bitter; painful; hard; cut off too much or worn out

n.: hardship; suffering; pain

v.: cause sb to suffer; give sb a hard time; suffer from; be troubled by

adv.: painstakingly; assiduously; doing one's utmost

• bitter : adj.辛辣的；苦的；愤怒的；委屈的；受伤害的；怨恨的；令人痛苦的；令人不愉快的；难以接受的；激烈的
• painful : adj.疼痛的；引起疼痛的；令人不快的；使人烦恼的；费事的；极坏的
• hard : adj.坚实的；牢固的；坚硬的；猛烈的；沉重的；难以忍受的；困苦的；可靠的；确凿无疑的；真实的；有力的；强烈的；含无机盐的；软腭爆破音
• hardship : n.艰难；困苦
• suffering : adj.患病的；受苦的
• pain : n.病痛；伤痛；辛苦；努力；苦心；操心；疼痛；痛苦；悲痛；讨厌的人
• suffer from : 遭受...
• be troubled by : phr.被…困扰
• painstakingly : adv.煞费苦心地；费力地
• assiduously : adv.勤勉地；刻苦地；周到地；不懈地

Form words with "苦"

有点儿苦 taste a bit bitter

苦啤酒 bitter (beer)

吃二遍苦 suffer (over) again

Example phrases using "苦"

• 她苦了一辈子，也没苦出头。

  She never knew anything but hardship in her whole life.

• 刚才你母亲找你找苦了。

  Your mother was knocking herself out looking for you.

• 这些孩子一直娇生惯养，一点儿苦也不能吃。

  These children have been so feather-bedded in the past that they can’t stand even the slightest hardship.

• 那阵儿日子苦啊！

  Life was so hard in those days.

• 海水又苦又咸。

  Seawater tastes bitter and salty.

• 她声音中忍不住流露出些许的苦。

  She could not keep a tincture of bitterness out of her voice.

• 醇厚的、酒花味浓的上佳苦啤酒。

  A rich and hoppy best bitter.

• 我想战争一定使她吃了不少苦。

  I think the war must have been hard on her.

• 她没有吃什么苦就实现了物质上的独立。

  She has achieved material independence without having to grub for it.

• 一路开车去又开车回来，实在是件苦差使。

  It's too much of a fag to drive all the way there and back again.