苦竹

Traditional form:

苦竹

Pinyin (reading):

kǔzhú

Definitions:

• bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)

Characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 竹 - bamboo; flute

Traditional characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 竹 - bamboo; flute