枯 (kū) — (of plants) withered; (of wells, water) dried up; (figurative) dull, uninteresting; emaciated
Definition
Adjective for plants or wells that have lost moisture — withered, dried up. The figurative sense ('dull, uninteresting') only appears in the common word 枯燥; alone 枯 is concrete and physical.
adjective
(of plants) withered(of wells, water) dried up(figurative) dulluninterestingemaciated
Examples
- 枯。Huā yuán lǐ de huā dū kū le.The flowers in the garden have all withered.
- 枯，。Zhè kǒu jǐng kū le, méi shuǐ le.This well has dried up — there's no water.
- ，。Nà běn xiǎo shuō hěn kū zào, méi yì si.That novel is dull and boring.
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