枯 [－]

Jyutping fu1
Pinyin kū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dried up
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dried up/withered/dull/uninteresting
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    冇​水​，​乾涸
    dry
    • 枯井
      枯井
      fu1 zing2
      a dried-up well
    • 乾枯
      干枯
      gon1 fu1
      dried up
  2. 形容詞
    植物​缺乏​營養​同​水份​，​冇​生命力
    (of branches and flowers) withered
    • 枯死
      枯死
      fu1 sei2
      withered to death
  3. 動詞
    植物​缺乏​營養​同​水份​，​冇​生命力
    to wither
    • 朵花枯咗。
      朵花枯咗。
      do2 faa1 fu1 zo2.
      The flower has withered.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, of wells, usually
    dried out
  2. character, Chinese, traditional
    partial paralysis
  3. character, of muscle
    withered; decayed
  4. character
    boring; uninteresting; dry
    • 枯燥
      枯燥
      kū zào
      dull; boring
  5. character, dialectal
    dregs
  6. character
    a surname
  7. character, of plants, usually
    dry; withered
    • 枯萎
      枯萎
      kū wěi
      wilted; withered
    • 枯枝
      枯枝
      kū zhī
      withered tree branch
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. dried out, withered, decayed
  2. Cangjie Input
    DJR
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #473
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    一片枯叶落到了地上。
    一片枯葉落到了地上。
    yī piàn kū yè luò dào liǎo dì shang 。
    • A dead leaf fell to the ground.
  2. Mandarin
    所有花园里的花朵都枯萎了。
    所有花園裡的花朵都枯萎了。
    suǒ yǒu huā yuán lǐ de huā duǒ dōu kū wěi le 。
    • All the flowers in the garden withered.
  3. Mandarin
    那些花已经枯死了。
    那些花已經枯死了。
    nà xiē huā yǐ jīng kū sǐ le 。
    • Those flowers have died.
  4. Mandarin
    如果没有了音乐，这个世界一定会变得十分枯燥乏味。
    如果沒有了音樂，這個世界一定會變得十分枯燥乏味。
    rú guǒ méi yǒu le yīn yuè ， zhè ge shì jiè yī dìng huì biàn de shí fēn kū zào fá wèi 。
    • If not for music, the world would be a dull place.
  5. Mandarin
    我花园里的花在寒冷的天气下枯萎了。
    我花園裏的花在寒冷的天氣下枯萎了。
    wǒ huā yuán lǐ de huā zài hán lěng de tiān qì xià kū wěi le 。
    • The flowers in my garden have withered in the cold.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲植物大部分都枯死咗。
    啲植物大部分都枯死咗。
    di1 zik6 mat6 daai6 bou6 fan6 dou1 fu1 sei2 zo2 。
    • Most of the plants died.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿松写嘅故仔真系好枯燥。
    阿松寫嘅故仔真係好枯燥。
    aa3 cung4 se2 ge3 gu2 zai2 zan1 hai6 hou2 fu1 cou3
    • The stories written by Ah-Chung are so dry and dull.
  2. Cantonese
    树大有枯枝，估唔到佢响间大公司俾老细非礼。
    樹大有枯枝，估唔到佢響間大公司俾老細非禮。
    syu6 daai6 jau5 fu1 zi1, gu2 m4 dou3 keoi5 hoeng2 gaan1 daai6 gung1 si1 bei2 lou5 sai3 fei1 lai5.
    • There are rotten branches in big trees. It was unexpected that she was sexually harassed by the boss in such a big company.
  3. Cantonese
    枯井
    枯井
    fu1 zing2
    • a dried-up well
  4. Cantonese
    干枯
    乾枯
    gon1 fu1
    • dried up
  5. Cantonese
    枯死
    枯死
    fu1 sei2
    • withered to death
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    燕子去了，有再来的时候；杨柳枯了，有再青的时候；桃花谢了，有再开的时候。
    燕子去了，有再來的時候；楊柳枯了，有再青的時候；桃花謝了，有再開的時候。
    yàn zǐ qù le ， yǒu zài lái de shí hòu ； yáng liǔ kū le ， yǒu zài qīng de shí hòu ； táo huā xiè le ， yǒu zài kāi de shí hòu ．
    • Gone are the swallows, still there's a time they'll come again. Wilted are the willows, still there's a time they'll be green again. Withered are the peach blossoms, still there's a time they'll bloom again.
  2. Mandarin
    枯枝败叶
    枯枝敗葉
    kū zhī bài yè
    • withered branches and leaves
  3. Mandarin
    枯燥
    枯燥
    kū zào
    • dull; boring
  4. Mandarin
    枯萎
    枯萎
    kū wěi
    • wilted; withered
  5. Mandarin
    枯枝
    枯枝
    kū zhī
    • withered tree branch