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枯

kū

dried out, withered, decayed

Strokes
9
Radical
木
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 由于缺水,许多植物干枯了。

    Yóu yú quē shuǐ xǔ duō zhí wù gān kū le

    Many plants withered due to lack of water.

  • 我灵感枯竭了。

    Wǒ líng gǎn kū jié le

    My inspiration has run dry.

  • 鲜花因缺水而枯萎

    Xiān huā yīn quē shuǐ ér kū wěi

    The flowers withered for want of water.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 枯

  • 枯燥kū zào 1–4 dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust
  • 枯竭kū jié 1–2 used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)