1. 苦
  2. 悶

苦

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  • 633rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 164 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
苦→
艹古
2Radical
苦→
艹grass十ten口mouth
3Graphical
苦→
艹一丨口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǔ (ku3)bitter • hardship • pain • to suffer • to bring suffering to • painstakingly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 苦 kǔ (ku3)The component 古 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 苦 kǔ (ku3)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

痛苦 
辛苦 

Uncommon

何苦 
刻苦 
劳苦 (勞苦)
千辛万苦 (千辛萬苦)
受苦 
吃苦 
艰苦 (艱苦)
苦力 
苦命 
苦工 
苦心 
苦闷 (苦悶)
苦恼 (苦惱)
苦涩 (苦澀)
苦瓜 
苦痛 
苦笑 
苦苦 
苦难 (苦難)
诉苦 (訴苦)
辛辛苦苦 
酸甜苦辣 

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悶

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  • 1827th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
悶→
門心
2Radical
悶→
門gate心heart
3Graphical
悶→
門𠁼㇃

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mēn (men1)stuffy • shut indoors • to smother • to cover tightly
2. mèn (men4)bored • depressed • melancholy • sealed • airtight • tightly closed

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 悶 mēn (men1)The component 門 is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 悶 mèn (men4)The component 門 is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

郁闷 (鬱悶)

Uncommon

沉闷 (沉悶)
纳闷 (納悶)
胸闷 (胸悶)
苦闷 (苦悶)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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