枯燥
Old HSK 6
枯燥 (kūzào) · dull
枯燥 (kūzào) means “dull; boring; dry”. It is written with 2 characters: 枯 (dried out) + 燥 (arid). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 枯燥 is built
The characters
枯 kū · dried out
What 枯 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
燥 zào · arid
What 燥 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 喿zào — the sound of birds chirping
- 品pǐn — article
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 品pǐn — article
Example sentences
这本书内容很枯燥。Zhè běn shū nèiróng hěn kūzào.This book is very dull.
他觉得背单词很枯燥。Tā juéde bèi dāncí hěn kūzào.He finds memorizing words boring.
Questions about 枯燥
What does 枯燥 mean?
枯燥 (kūzào) means “dull; boring; dry”.
How do you pronounce 枯燥?
枯燥 is pronounced kūzào.
Which HSK level is 枯燥?
枯燥 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 枯燥 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 109: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.