刻苦
kè kǔ
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5
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kè kǔ · hak1 fu2 (Jyutping)
- hardworking
- assiduous
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Character breakdown
刻
- Meaning
- carve, engrave; quarter hour
- Radical
- 刂
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰亥刂
- Cangjie
- YOLN
- Four-corner
- 0280.0
苦
- Meaning
- bitter; hardship, suffering
- Radical
- 艹
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿱艹古
- Cangjie
- TJR
- Four-corner
- 4460.4
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