Dong Chinese dictionary

kǔ

bitter

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

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

古 Sound component

gǔ

old

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kǔ

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

Most common words with 苦

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

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