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枯 kū

dried out, withered, decayed

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Type
Ideograph
Made of 木古 ⿰木古

Memory hint: An old 古 tree 木; 古 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 这盆花因为缺水而枯萎了。
    Zhè pén huā yīnwèi quē shuǐ ér kūwěile.
    This potted flower withered because of a lack of water.
    this (measure) potted-flower because lack water and wither-(particle)
  2. 这门课的内容是不是太枯燥了？
    Zhè mén kè de nèiróng shì bu shì tài kūzào le?
    Is the content of this course too dry and boring?
    this (measure) course (particle) content be not be too dry-boring (particle) (question)
  3. 记得每天浇水，别让花枯萎了。
    Jìde měitiān jiāoshuǐ, bié ràng huā kūwěile.
    Remember to water it every day; don't let the flower wither.
    remember every-day water, don't let flower wither-(particle)
  4. 及时浇水后，这些花并没有枯萎。
    Jíshí jiāoshuǐ hòu, zhèxiē huā bìng méiyǒu kūwěi.
    After watering it in time, these flowers didn't wither at all.
    promptly water after, these flower not-at-all not-have wither
  5. 在炎热的夏天，没人照顾的植物很快就枯萎了。
    Zài yánrè de xiàtiān, méi rén zhàogù de zhíwù hěn kuài jiù kūwěile.
    In the scorching summer, plants without care wither quickly.
    at scorching (particle) summer, not-have person care-for (particle) plant very fast then wither-(particle)

Words with 枯 (2)