枯
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(of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up; (bound form) dull; boring; (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 木 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 枯
- Common rank
- #1,936
- Unicode
- U+67AF
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Words with 枯
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巴枯宁主义 | Bakuninism, the political and social theories associated with the Russian revolutionary an… | |
| 枯水期 | dry season; low-water period | |
| 枯草热 | hay fever | |
| 百草枯 | paraquat | |
| 海枯石烂 | (lit.) until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom); (fig.) forever; until the end of … | |
| 枯草杆菌 | bacillus subtilis | |
| 枯叶剂 | Agent Orange (herbicide) | |
| 枯水 | scarce water; low water level | |
| 神枯 | spiritual desolation | |
| 枯木 | dead tree | |
| 枯死 | (of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead | |
| 油枯 | oil cake; press cake | |
| 枯草 | withered grass; dry grass | |
| 干枯 | withered; shriveled; dried-up | |
| 枯干 | dried up; shriveled; withered | |
| 枯木逢春 | lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom); fig. to get a new lease on life; to be… | |
| 枯树 | withered tree | |
| 枯叶 | dead leaf; withered leaf | |
| 搜索枯肠 | to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom) | |
| 枯燥无味 | tedious; dreary |