苦苦 kǔkǔ persistently Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents kǔkǔ persistently 苦 kǔ reduplication painstakingly with great effort, persistence, or patiencekǔkǔ bitterly 苦 kǔ reduplication miserable hard; painful; experiencing or causing physical or mental distresskǔkǔ dukkha-dukkha 苦 kǔ reduplication hardship suffering; pain; a difficult or miserable situation or circumstance