楛
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Meaning: broken utensil
💡 A wooden utensil (木) that is '苦' (bitter) because it's broken.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a rural kitchen, a grandmother picks up a cracked clay pot and sighs, '这个楛碗不能再用了' (this broken bowl can no longer be used). The character 楛 (kǔ) specifically denotes a broken or damaged utensil, often made of wood or pottery. Its radical 木 (wood) hints at the material, while the phonetic component 苦 (kǔ) suggests unpleasantness. Though rare in modern Chinese, it appears in classical texts and dialects, evoking the impermanence of everyday objects.
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