枯 — Chinese character
枯
kū
dried out, withered, decayed
- Pinyin
- kū
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 木 古
- Formation
- ideographic — An old 古 tree 木; 古 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 枯 as a kanji
Common words with 枯
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枯竭 | kū jié | used up; dried up |
| 枯燥 | kū zào | dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious |
| 枯萎 | kū wěi | to wilt; to wither |
| 干枯 (乾枯) | gān kū | withered; shriveled; dried-up |
| 枯死 | kū sǐ | (of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead |
| 枯木 | kū mù | dead tree |
| 枯叶 (枯葉) | kū yè | dead leaf; withered leaf |
| 枯水期 | kū shuǐ qī | dry season; low-water period |
| 枯燥无味 (枯燥無味) | kū zào wú wèi | tedious; dreary |
| 海枯石烂 (海枯石爛) | hǎi kū shí làn | (lit.) until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom); (fig.) forever; until the end of time |
| 枯草 | kū cǎo | withered grass; dry grass |
| 枯树 (枯樹) | kū shù | withered tree |
English words written with 枯
枯 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · I Ching 2 · Zhuangzi 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 76
- Hexagram 28
- Zhuangzi Self-Conceit
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
- Zhuangzi Contingencies
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
- Zhuangzi The Empire
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