凄苦

Traditional form:

悽苦

Pinyin (reading):

qīkǔ

Definitions:

• bleak; miserable

Characters:

• 凄 - bitter cold, miserable, dreary
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering

Traditional characters:

• 悽 - sorrowful, grieving; melancholy
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering