1. 苦
  2. 衷

苦

Previous (校)Next (创)
  • 633rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 87 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

High Frequency

痛苦 
苦 
辛苦 

Medium Frequency

何苦 
刻苦 
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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衷

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Previous (嘱)Next (娇)
  • 2152nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
衷→
衣中
2Radical
衷→
衣clothes口mouth丨line
3Graphical
衷→
一丶㇒㇗冫口丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (zhong1)inner feelings

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 衷 zhōng (zhong1)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 衷 zhōng (zhong1)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

衷心 

Medium Frequency

初衷 
无动于衷 (無動於衷)
热衷 (熱衷)
由衷 
苦衷 
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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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