苦 kǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
苦恼
kǔnǎo
distressed; troubled
Characters in this word
恼 nǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对父母与伴侣之间长期积累的矛盾，他既无法调和，也不愿逃避，因此格外苦恼。 Miànduì fùmǔ yǔ bànlǚ zhījiān chángqī jīlěi de máodùn, tā jì wúfǎ tiáohé, yě bù yuàn táobì, yīncǐ géwài kǔnǎo. Faced with the long-accumulated conflict between his parents and his partner, he could neither mediate nor walk away, so he was particularly distressed.
- 孩子不爱吃饭，让妈妈很苦恼。 Háizi bú ài chīfàn, ràng māma hěn kǔnǎo. The child does not like to eat, which troubles his mother.
- 她为选哪所大学而苦恼了很久。 Tā wèi xuǎn nǎ suǒ dàxué ér kǔnǎo le hěn jiǔ. She agonised for a long time over which university to choose.
Related words
- 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering
- 苦 kǔ bitter
- 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; difficult
- 酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà life's joys and hardships
- 辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; tiring
- 吃苦 chīkǔ to endure hardship
- 愁眉苦脸 chóuméikǔliǎn to look worried; to pull a long face
- 何苦 hékǔ why bother; why make things hard for oneself
- 刻苦 kèkǔ hard-working; assiduous
- 苦尽甘来 kǔjìngānlái after suffering comes happiness
- 苦难 kǔnàn suffering; hardship
- 苦涩 kǔsè bitter and astringent; bitter