枯 kū dried out
dried out; withered; decayed
怎么记住“枯”: 木 tree + 古 old = dried out. Every day grandma waters the tree her father planted, but after the hot summer its old leaves hang dried out.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
枯 = 木 tree + 古 old
- 木 tree meaning
- 古 old sound
Every day grandma waters the tree her father planted, but after the hot summer its old leaves hang dried out.
How it came to be
The small seal form puts a tree on the left for the meaning and a sound part on the right.
用法
- Withered/dried up (of plants, wells, resources): 枯萎 (kūwěi) wilt, 干枯 (gānkū) dried out, 枯竭 (kūjié) exhausted/depleted: 资源枯竭 (zīyuán kūjié) resources run dry.
- 枯燥 (kūzào) = dry and dull/tedious: 枯燥无味 (kūzào-wúwèi) dry and boring. 枯 conveys a lifeless, sapped-dry state.