苦

苦 (kǔ) — Chinese character for "bitter"

kǔ ·bitter ·8 strokes HSK 4

The character 苦 is pronounced kǔ and means bitter.

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苦

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HSK level

HSK 4

苦 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.