枯(kū)

HSK 7-99 strokes

(of plants) withered

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Character information

Pinyin
kū
Meaning
(of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up; (bound form) dull; boring; (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 枯 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰木古

An old 古 tree 木; 古 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù古gǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 枯 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 枯

Common words using 枯 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kū枯zào燥
HSK 7-9

dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious

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gān干kū枯

withered; shriveled; dried-up

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kū枯gān干

dried up; shriveled; withered

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kū枯jì寂

bleak; desolate; devoid of liveliness

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zhǒng冢zhōng中kū枯gǔ骨

dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried

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sōu搜suǒ索kū枯cháng肠

to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)

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kū枯mù木

dead tree

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kū枯mù木féng逢chūn春

lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)

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