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  1. 1. dried up

Words Containing 枯

枯燥
kū zào

dry and dull

枯竭
kū jié

used up

干枯
gān kū

withered

冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ

dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried

巴枯宁主义
bā kū níng zhǔ yì

Bakuninism, a 19th century socialist theory

搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng

to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)

枯干
kū gān

withered

枯寂
kū jì

dull and lonely

枯木
kū mù

dead tree

枯木逢春
kū mù féng chūn

lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)

枯朽
kū xiǔ

withered and rotten

枯槁
kū gǎo

withered

枯水
kū shuǐ

scarce water

枯水期
kū shuǐ qī

period of low water level (winter in north China)

枯燥无味
kū zào wú wèi

tedious

枯茗
kū míng

cumin (loanword)

枯草
kū cǎo

withered grass

枯草杆菌
kū cǎo gǎn jūn

bacillus subtilis

枯草热
kū cǎo rè

hay fever

枯萎
kū wěi

to wilt

枯萎病
kū wěi bìng

blight

枯叶
kū yè

dead leaf

枯叶剂
kū yè jì

Agent Orange (herbicide)

海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn

lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)

百草枯
bǎi cǎo kū

paraquat

神枯
shén kū

spiritual desolation

黑枯茗
hēi kū míng

black cumin

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