An old 古 tree 木; 古 also provides the pronunciation
Components
木 Meaning component
mù tree
Notes
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Historical Evolution
枯
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
枯
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
枯
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
枯
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
枯
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
枯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
枯 [kū]
dried up
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (38)
枯燥 [kūzào] #10,965
dry and dull
枯萎 [kūwěi] #16,994
to wilt
枯竭 [kūjié] #18,972
used up
干枯 [gānkū] #22,724
withered
干枯 [gānkū] #22,724
withered
海枯石烂 [hǎikūshílàn] #41,411
lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
海枯石烂 [hǎikūshílàn] #41,411
lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
枯水期 [kūshuǐqī] #37,343
period of low water level (winter in north China)
枯草 [kūcǎo] #37,771
withered grass
枯干 [kūgān] #44,092
withered
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JAPANESE WORDS (80)
⭐ 枯れる [かれる] #5,739
to wither (of a plant)
⭐ 枯渇 [こかつ] #16,263
drying up
干からびる [ひからびる] #21,718
to dry up
⭐ 枯れ木 [かれき] #23,490
dead tree
枯らす [からす] #28,126
to let dry
枯れ果てる [かれはてる] #30,460
to wither completely (of a plant)
⭐ 枯葉 [かれは] #31,083
dead leaf
枯れ枝 [かれえだ] #32,787
dead branch (or twig, etc.)
枯れ草 [かれくさ] #39,583
dry grass
嗄れる [しゃがれる] #42,219
to become hoarse
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