shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and
同 · 6 strokes
Depicts a large object (凡) like a shoulder carriage that requires the cooperation of multiple people working together to carry.
甘 · 5 strokes
Pictograph of something sweet inside the mouth (口).
共 · 6 strokes
Pictograph of two hands holding up a vessel.
苦 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound.
这对夫妻同甘共苦了几十年。
This couple has shared weal and woe for decades.