1. 苦
  2. 干

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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干

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  • 353rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 217 words
  • Component in 145 characters

Decomposition

1Once
干→
一十
2Radical
干→
干dry
3Graphical
干→
一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (Gan1)surname Gan
2. gān (gan1)dry • clean • in vain • dried food • foster • adoptive • to ignore
3. gān (gan1)to concern • to interfere • shield • stem
4. gàn (gan4)tree trunk • main part of sth • to manage • to work • to do • capable • cadre • to kill (slang) • to fuck (vulgar)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 干 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 干 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 干 gàn (gan4)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 干 gàn (gan4)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

干 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

干净 (乾淨)
干燥 (乾燥)
干脆 (乾脆)
干嘛 (幹嘛)
干活 (幹活)
干什么 (幹甚麼)
干部 (幹部)
能干 (能幹)
饼干 (餅乾)

Uncommon

干妈 (乾媽)
干杯 (乾杯)
干果 (乾果)
干枯 (乾枯)
干洗 (乾洗)
干涸 (乾涸)
干渴 (乾渴)
干涩 (乾澀)
干爹 (乾爹)
干爽 (乾爽)
干瞪眼 (乾瞪眼)
干粮 (乾糧)
干贝 (乾貝)
何干 
口干舌燥 (口乾舌燥)
吹干 (吹乾)
实干 (實幹)
干扰 (干擾)
干涉 
干预 (干預)
干事 (幹事)
干劲 (幹勁)
干啥 (幹啥)
干吗 (幹嗎)
干掉 (幹掉)
干活儿 (幹活兒)
干练 (幹練)
干警 (幹警)
干么 (幹麼)
擦干 (擦乾)
晾干 (晾乾)
晒干 (曬乾)
树干 (樹幹)
流干 (流乾)
烘干 (烘乾)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉干 (牛肉乾)
相干 
若干 
苦干 (苦幹)
葡萄干 (葡萄乾)
风干 (風乾)
香干 (香乾)

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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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