枯

kū
#2,183 most
frequent character
(of plants) withered

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

枯 kū pairs 木 tree with 古 gǔ as sound part. Tree and wood give original 'withered plants'; later it grew to 'dried up, withered.'

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Homophones

HSK 3
哭kū
to cry, to weep
圣kū
to dig

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