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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
刻苦 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
刻苦 ＝ 刻 ＋ 苦
ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ · kèkǔ
adjective — hardworking and uncomplaining; willing to endure hardship

字源 FORM — what the parts do

刻to press hard on, be severe (苛刻)kè
苦bitter, hardship (辛苦)kǔ
刻苦，苛刻的刻，辛苦的苦。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

對自己很嚴（刻），再苦（苦）也撐下去。
Hard on oneself (刻), pushing on through the bitterness (苦).
記憶法
關 · Related
辛苦xīnkǔtoilsome, hard — the same 苦勤奮qínfèndiligent — the neighbouring virtue