| 苦 |
kǔ gān | bitter sweet |
| 苦 |
kǔ | bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly |
| 甘 |
Gān | surname Gan / short name for Gansu 甘肃 |
| 甘 |
gān | (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) |