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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
苦澀 kǔsè	苦澀 \| 苦澀* \| *苦澀	bitter and astringent / pained / agonized	苦涩

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
苦	苦 \| 苦* \| *苦	8画艸艹 + 5	kǔ, gǔ	bitter; hardship, suffering	fu2	4460.4 TJR


澀	澀 \| 澀* \| *澀	17画水氵氺 + 14	sè	astringent; harsh; uneven, rough	sap1	涩 3711.1 ESIM

Word decomposition:

Traditional		English Definition
苦澀 kǔsè	苦澀 \| 苦澀* \| *苦澀	bitter and astringent / pained / agonized


苦 kǔ	苦 \| 苦* \| *苦	bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly


澀　sè	澀 \| 澀* \| *澀	astringent / tart / acerbity / unsmooth / rough (surface) / hard to understand / obscure