甘苦 gānkǔ joys and sorrows Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents gānkǔ joys and sorrows · hardships 甘 gān noun sweet (bound form) sweet; pleasant; delightful苦 kǔ noun hardship suffering; pain; a difficult or miserable situation or circumstancegānkǔ sweet and bitter 甘 gān noun sweet (bound form) sweet; pleasant; delightful苦 kǔ adjective bitter having a sharp, pungent taste like that of coffee or unsweetened cocoa; the opposite of 甜 tián