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枯 kū

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枯 kū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kū | ku1
English translation
dried up
dried out, withered, decayed

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About 枯 kū

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

枯 kū

Contains the radical

木 Mù

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

An old 古 Gǔ tree 木 Mù ; 古 Gǔ also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 枯 kū

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰木古

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Example sentences using 枯 kū

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春 chūn 月 yuè 有 yǒu 热情 rèqíng ,有 yǒu 才智 cái zhì ,生活 shēnghuó 再 zài 枯燥 kūzào ,她 tā 也 Yě 能 Néng 适应 shìyìng .

And Spring Moon had the zest and wit to season the most prosaic of lives.

这 zhè 本 běn 枯燥 kūzào 乏味 fá wèi 的 de 书 Shū 幸亏 xìngkuī 加 Jiā 了 le 一些 yī xiē 精彩 jīngcǎi 的 de 插图 chā tú 才 cái 变得 biàn de 生动 shēngdòng 有趣 yǒuqù .

The otherwise dreary book is enlivened by some very amusing illustrations.

这 zhè 株 zhū 植物 zhíwù 因 yīn 年 Nián 久 jiǔ 枯死.

The plant withered with age.

主妇 zhǔ fù 让 ràng 她 tā 的 de 玫瑰花 méi guī huā 枯萎 kūwěi 牛奶 niúnǎi 泼 pō 得到 dé dào 处 chǔ 都 dōu 是 shì ?

The woman deadheads her roses but leaves the milk out to spoil?

草 cǎo 给 gěi 阳光 yángguāng 晒 shài 枯 kū 了 le ,发出 fā chū 一阵 yī zhèn 叫 jiào 人意 rén yì 满心 mǎn xīn 欢 huān 的 de 收获 shōuhuò 期 qī 的 de 芳香 fāng xiāng 气息 qì xī .

The sunburnt grass breathed a harvest breath of dry sweetness and content.

Words with 枯 kū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
枯燥 kūzào dry and dull枯燥 kūzào
枯 kū dried up枯 kū
枯萎 kūwěi to wilt枯萎 kūwěi
枯竭 kū jié used up枯竭 kū jié
干枯 gān kū withered乾枯
海枯石烂 hǎi kū shí làn fig. forever海枯石爛
枯水期 kū shuǐ qī period of low water level (winter in north China)枯水期 kū shuǐ qī
枯草 kū cǎo dry grass枯草 kū cǎo
枯干 kū gān withered枯乾
枯水 kū shuǐ scarce water枯水 kū shuǐ
枯木 kū mù dead tree枯木 kū mù
枯燥无味 kū zào wú wèi tedious枯燥無味
枯叶 kū yè dead leaf枯葉
枯槁 kū gǎo withered枯槁 kū gǎo
枯萎病 kū wěi bìng blight枯萎病 kū wěi bìng
枯草杆菌 kū cǎo gǎn jūn bacillus subtilis枯草桿菌
枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn to be revived枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn

枯 kū Decomposition & Compounds

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枯 kū Decomposition

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枯 kū Compounds

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