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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 刻苦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
刻苦 kè kǔ - hardworking
- assiduous

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 8 14,815 11,136 13,868

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
刻 kè- quarter (hour)
- moment
- to carve
- to engrave
- to cut
- oppressive
- classifier for short time intervals
苦 kǔ- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly

Other Words Containing 刻苦

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
刻苦 5 8 14,815 11,136 13,868