懂中文 Dong Chinese

苦

kǔ

bitter

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

古 sound component

古  Sound component

gǔ

  

old

Evolution

苦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
苦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
苦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

苦  

kǔ

bitter; hardship, suffering; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly

Most common words with 苦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

痛苦

pain

苦

bitter

辛苦

hard

艰苦

hard

苦难

suffering

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

楛

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

楛