Stroke order of 苦
苦 has 8 strokes. Follow the boxes left to right: the red stroke is the one to write next.
What 苦 means
苦 kǔ: bitter; hardship, suffering.
How it is built
- Radical: 艹
- 苦 is a sound-meaning character: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the sound.
- grass.
- Meaning part 艹, sound part 古.
Tips for writing 苦
- Say each stroke as you write it, so the order sticks.
- Keep the character inside the box: use the dashed centre lines to place each part.
- Trace the faded copies first, then write it on your own in the empty boxes.
Practise it in context
More characters
- 远 distant
- 近 to approach
- 无 no
- 惊 to frighten
- 飞 to fly
- 绝 to cut
- 径 path
- 踪 footprints
- 灭 to extinguish
- 孤 orphaned
- 舟 boat
- 蓑 straw raincoat
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