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苦心 — Chinese word meaning
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苦心 (kǔ xīn) is a Chinese word: painstaking effort. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 苦心
名 noun
painstaking effort
他的苦心没有白费。
His painstaking effort was not in vain.
副 adverb
painstakingly
父母苦心培养孩子成才。
Parents painstakingly cultivate their children to become successful.
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Structure & writing
苦 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
艹 is a component in 92 characters
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艺
talent; skill
苦
bitter (taste, opposite of sweet)
获
to capture; to seize
萄
used in 葡萄: a deciduous vine with palmate leaves and small yellowish-green flowers, bearing round or oval berries (purple or yellow-green when ripe, juicy and sweet-tart), eaten as fruit or used to make wine; also the fruit of this plant
落
to fall; to drop down
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卉
general term for various plants (esp. ornamental grasses and flowers)
瞒
to conceal the truth from others
艾
mugwort (perennial herb used in medicine and moxibustion; also called 艾蒿)
芒
a perennial herb (Miscanthus sinensis) growing in hills and fields, with linear leaves, brownish-yellow panicles in autumn, and hairy fruits
芝
lingzhi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum), a fungus growing on dead wood with a reddish-brown glossy cap, used medicinally; regarded as an auspicious plant in ancient times
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芬
fragrance of flowers and plants
芭
see 芭蕉, a herbaceous plant with broad leaves; its fruit, similar to a banana, is edible
芯
peeled rush pith; the central part of a plant
芳
fragrant; sweet-smelling (of flowers and plants)
芽
bud; sprout (young shoot emerging from a seed or plant that can develop into a stem, leaf, or whole plant)
苍
blue-green or cyan color
苏
plant name: ① purple perilla (紫苏), a herb with dark purple leaves, purple-red flowers, leaves and seeds used medicinally; ② white perilla (白苏), a herb with square stems, white flowers, roots, stems, leaves and seeds all used medicinally
苗
seedling; tender shoots or leaves of certain vegetables
苛
burdensome, oppressive, hard to bear
苟
for the time being; temporarily
若
as if; like
茁
sprouting; growing vigorously (of plants)
茂
lush, (of plants) growing abundantly and vigorously
茉
﹝茉莉﹞ (-li) ① evergreen shrub with fragrant white flowers, used to scent tea ② four-o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa), an herb with red, white, yellow, or purple flowers; its starchy endosperm can be used as cosmetic powder
茫
vast and boundless, indistinct
荆
chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument)
荡
to rock; to swing
荤
pungent vegetables (onions, garlic, etc.) forbidden in Buddhism
荧
(lit.) dim; faintly glowing
荫
shade of a tree, shadow cast by branches and leaves in sunlight
荷
lotus
莅
(lit.) to arrive; to come to
莉
see "茉莉" — an evergreen shrub with oval or elliptical glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers, used ornamentally, for scenting tea, and medicinally
莫
(lit.) no one; nothing
莲
lotus (aquatic herb, also called 荷, with large round leaves, pink or white flowers, edible seeds and underground stem)
莹
(lit.) a smooth, jade-like stone
莽
dense, thick grass
菇
a type of fungus; mushroom
菩
bodhisattva (–sà), abbrev. of Sanskrit 'bodhisattva'; in Buddhism, a being just below Buddhahood, broadly referring to Buddhas and certain deities
萌
(of plants) to sprout, to bud
萍
duckweed; aquatic herb floating on water surface with flat oval leaves and hanging roots
萎
to wither; to wilt (of plants)
萝
creeping or climbing plant; 莪蒿 (a type of artemisia)
萧
desolate, bleak, lifeless
萨
a surname
董
(lit.) to supervise and manage
葬
funeral rites; disposal of a corpse according to custom
葱
scallion; green onion (a common vegetable or seasoning)
蒂
the stem end of a fruit or melon; the part connecting fruit to its stalk
蒙
ignorant, lacking knowledge
蒜
garlic (herbaceous plant with white flowers; young leaves and flower stalks are edible)
蒸
to evaporate; (of liquid) to heat up and rise as vapor
蓬
fleabane, a biennial herb with willow-like toothed leaves and white-bristled achenes
蔑
(lit.) nothing, without
蔓
same as "蔓"（wàn）, used in compound words or idioms, e.g. "蔓草", "蔓延"
蔚
(lit.) luxuriant; magnificent
蔼
friendly, amiable
蔽
to cover; to conceal; to block
蕴
(lit.) to contain; to accumulate
蕾
flower bud, unopened bloom
藐
small; tiny
藤
plant name: ① wisteria (紫藤), a climbing plant with purple flowers, commonly called 藤萝; ② rattan (白藤), an evergreen woody plant with long, flexible yet tough stems used for weaving chairs, baskets, and boxes, commonly called 藤子; ③ gamboge tree (藤黄), an evergreen tree with round fruit and yellow resin used as a pigment, but toxic and not for coloring food
藻
algae; aquatic plants lacking roots, stems, and leaves, capable of photosynthesis, e.g. red algae, brown algae, green algae, blue-green algae
蘑
edible mushroom (e.g. button mushroom, pine mushroom)
蘸
to dip into (a liquid, powder, or paste)
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心 is a component in 51 characters
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恩
kindness; deep benevolence
恳
sincere, earnest
恿
to instigate or urge someone to do something (see 〖怂恿〗)
悬
to hang up; to suspend in the air
惹
to attract, to provoke
愈
to recover from illness
愚
stupid; foolish
慈
kind, benevolent
憋
to suppress or hold back (from coming out)
憨
foolish; idiotic
芯
peeled rush pith; the central part of a plant
葱
scallion; green onion (a common vegetable or seasoning)
闷
depressed; unhappy in mood
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