枯 (fu1 | ku1) : withered; emaciated; dull

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枯

fu1

ku1

[1] withered; decayed; dried up
[2] emaciated; skinny
[3] dull; uninteresting

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

枯

This word has been viewed 3994 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Oct 2009 15:27

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枯枝 fu1 zi1 = deadwood

枯萎 fu1 wai2 ku1 wei3 = wither

枯燥 fu1 cou3 ku1 zao4 = dull; boring; uninteresting

一將功成萬骨枯 jat1 zoeng3 gung1 sing4 maan6 gwat1 fu1 yi1 jiang4 gong1 cheng2 wan4 gu3 ku1 = What millions died that Caesar might be great

枯乾 fu1 gon1 ku1 gan1 = dry; dried-up

夏枯草 haa6 fu1 cou2 xia4 ku1 cao3 = common selfheal plant; prunella vulgaris

枯竭 fu1 kit3 ku1 jie2 = used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)

巴枯寧主義 baa1 fu1 ning4 zyu2 ji6 ba1 ku1 ning2 zhu3 yi4 = Bakuninism

枯草桿菌 fu1 cou2 gon2 kwan2 ku1 cao3 gan3 jun4 = Bacillus subtilis; grass bacillus; hay bacillus; hay-bacillus

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Decimal representation of this word: 枯
Unicode code for this character: U+67af (off-site link)

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