Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
xīnkŭ
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English translations
hard, to work hard, 
toilsome, painstaking
 
  
    
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辛苦 ( xinku / xīnkŭ )  is composed of these characters:  
辛 (xin) 
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苦 (ku) 
 
The traditional Chinese characters of xīnkŭ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
 
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
toilsome  |  bitter
辛苦 ( xinku / xīnkŭ ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 957)
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