苦楚 kǔ chǔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ fu2 co2
- suffering
- misery
- pain (esp. psychological)
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苦
- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 刻苦 kè kǔ ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ hak1 fu2 hardworking
- 受苦 shòu kǔ ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ sau6 fu2 to suffer hardship
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
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- 痛苦 tòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung3 fu2 pain
- 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gaan1 fu2 difficult
- 苦力 kǔ lì ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ fu2 lik6 bitter work
- 苦工 kǔ gōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ fu2 gung1 hard labor (in penal code)
- 苦心 kǔ xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 sam1 painstaking effort
- 苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ fu2 nou5 vexed
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 苦衷 kǔ zhōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ fu2 cung1 secret trouble
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇ sou3 fu2 to grumble
- 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ pan4 fu2 poverty-stricken
- 辛苦 xīn kǔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ san1 fu2 exhausting
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
楚
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 吴楚 吳楚 Wú Chǔ ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ng4 co2 southern states of Wu and Chu
- 巴楚 Bā chǔ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ baa1 co2 see 巴楚县
- 悲楚 bēi chǔ ㄅㄟ ㄔㄨˇ bei1 co2 sorrowful
- 凄楚 悽楚 qī chǔ ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨˇ sad; wretched; miserable
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- 棘楚 jí chǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄨˇ gik1 co2 thorny problem
- 楚国 楚國 Chǔ guó ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ co2 gwok3 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
- 楚楚 chǔ chǔ ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ co2 co2 neat
- 楚辞 楚辭 Chǔ cí ㄔㄨˇ ㄘˊ co2 ci4 Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚, collected in the Han dynasty 汉朝
- 楚雄 Chǔ xióng ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ co2 hung4 see 楚雄彝族自治州
- 痛楚 tòng chǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ tung3 co2 pain
- 翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ kiu4 co2 person of outstanding talent
- 苌楚 萇楚 cháng chǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨˇ coeng4 co2 plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
- 酸楚 suān chǔ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄔㄨˇ syun1 co2 disconsolate
- 隽楚 雋楚 juàn chǔ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ zeon3 co2 outstanding
- 不清楚 bù qīng chu ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ bat1 cing1 co2 unclear
- 宋楚瑜 Sòng Chǔ yú ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄩˊ sung3 co2 jyu4 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 亲民党
- 巴楚县 巴楚縣 Bā chǔ Xiàn ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ baa1 co2 jyun6 Maralbexi, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市, Xinjiang
- 年楚河 Nián chǔ Hé ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ nin4 co2 ho4 Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
- 楚怀王 楚懷王 Chǔ Huái wáng ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄨㄤˊ co2 waai4 wong4 King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
Idioms with these characters
- 备尝辛苦 備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2 (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
- 不胜其苦 不勝其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄨˇ bat1 sing1 kei4 fu2 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
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- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 访贫问苦 訪貧問苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ fong2 pan4 man6 fu2 to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
- 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng ㄍㄨ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 solitary and impoverished (idiom)
- 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄎㄨˇ ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
- 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
- 坚苦卓绝 堅苦卓絕 jiān kǔ zhuó jué ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gin1 fu2 coek3 zyut3 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
- 楚楚可怜 楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ kě lián ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ co2 co2 ho2 lin4 (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
- 四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄜ sei3 min6 co2 go1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
- 吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ng4 tau4 co2 mei5 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together