大苦 dàkǔ licorice Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents dàkǔ licorice 大 dà adjective big big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult苦 kǔ adjective bitter having a sharp, pungent taste like that of coffee or unsweetened cocoa; the opposite of 甜 tiándàkǔ great suffering (hardship) · great suffering (Buddhism) 大 dà adjective big big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult苦 kǔ noun hardship suffering; pain; a difficult or miserable situation or circumstance