(tòng kǔ) - pain, suffering; painful in Mandarin
tòngkǔTraditional: 痛苦
Translation
pain, suffering; painful
Word origin
A compound of 痛 (tòng) 'pain, ache' and 苦 (kǔ) 'bitter, hardship'. 痛 has the 疒 (sickness) radical with 甬 as phonetic; 苦 has the 艹 (grass) radical with 古 (gǔ) as phonetic, originally a bitter herb. Together they mean suffering.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 痛 (tòng, pain: 疒 sickness + 甬) + 苦 (kǔ, bitter: 艹 grass + 古 phonetic)
Stroke order
痛
苦
Examples
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He has been through a lot of pain.
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Losing a loved one is painful.
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Please tell me about your suffering.
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War brings enormous suffering.
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Losing family is a great pain.
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