苦
kǔ
bitter
Every meaning
kǔ
- bitter
- hardship; suffering
- hard; painstaking (as in 辛苦)
- to suffer from (as in 苦于)
- earnestly; persistently (as in 苦劝)
Words with 苦
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).