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痛苦

tòng kǔ

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

tòng kǔ · tung3 fu2 (Jyutping)

  1. pain
  2. suffering
  3. painful
  4. CL:個|个[ge4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

痛

Meaning
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
Radical
疒
Strokes
12
Components
⿸疒甬
Cangjie
KNIB
Four-corner
0012.7

苦

Meaning
bitter; hardship, suffering
Radical
艹
Strokes
8
Components
⿱艹古
Cangjie
TJR
Four-corner
4460.4

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