苦槠 kǔzhū Castanopsis sclerophylla Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苦 kǔ adjective bitter having a sharp, pungent taste like that of coffee or unsweetened cocoa; the opposite of 甜 tián槠 櫧 zhū blue Japanese oak (bound form) an evergreen oak tree, such as the 食槠 shízhū; its hard wood is used for axles and pillars, and its seeds are edible