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Pronunciation: kŭ
Meaning: bitter, pain/suffering
Etymology:
Plant 艸 (abbreviated to 艹) + 古 (phonetic).
 (phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 苦 (roughly the same)

Found in:
Li Bai's 宿五松山荀媪家
Li Shen's 悯农

Word of the day on: 06.12.08

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