枯
(of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up; (bound form) dull; boring; (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
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How 枯 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
An old 古 tree 木; 古 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
withered · Heisig RSH #210
木 tree + 古 ancient
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 枯
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巴枯宁主义 | Bā kū níng zhǔ yì | Bakuninism, the political and social theories associated with the Russian revolutionary an… |
| 枯水期 | kū shuǐ qī | dry season; low-water period |
| 枯草热 | kū cǎo rè | hay fever |
| 百草枯 | bǎi cǎo kū | paraquat |
| 海枯石烂 | hǎi kū shí làn | (lit.) until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom); (fig.) forever; until the end of … |
| 枯草杆菌 | kū cǎo gǎn jūn | bacillus subtilis |
| 枯叶剂 | kū yè jì | Agent Orange (herbicide) |
| 枯水 | kū shuǐ | scarce water; low water level |
| 神枯 | shén kū | spiritual desolation |
| 枯木 | kū mù | dead tree |
| 枯死 | kū sǐ | (of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead |
| 油枯 | yóu kū | oil cake; press cake |
| 枯草 | kū cǎo | withered grass; dry grass |
| 干枯 | gān kū | withered; shriveled; dried-up |
| 枯干 | kū gān | dried up; shriveled; withered |
| 枯木逢春 | kū mù féng chūn | lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom); fig. to get a new lease on life; to be… |
| 枯树 | kū shù | withered tree |
| 枯叶 | kū yè | dead leaf; withered leaf |
| 搜索枯肠 | sōu suǒ kū cháng | to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom) |
| 枯燥无味 | kū zào wú wèi | tedious; dreary |