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苦行

kǔ xíng

2-character word

What 苦行 means

1. ascetic practice

The characters in 苦行

• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

Words starting with 苦行

• 苦行赎罪kǔ xíng shú zuìpenance (to atone for a sin)
• 苦行僧kǔ xíng sēngascetic monk

Sounds the same

Read kǔ xíng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 苦刑torture; corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)