楚 — Chinese character
楚
chǔ
clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname
- Pinyin
- chǔ
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 林 疋
- Japanese
- 楚 as a kanji
Common words with 楚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 痛楚 | tòng chǔ | pain; anguish |
| 一清二楚 | yī qīng èr chǔ | to be very clear about sth (idiom) |
| 苦楚 | kǔ chǔ | suffering; misery |
| 四面楚歌 | sì miàn Chǔ gē | lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help |
| 楚楚 | chǔ chǔ | neat; lovely |
| 翘楚 (翹楚) | qiáo chǔ | person of outstanding talent |
| 衣冠楚楚 | yī guān chǔ chǔ | immaculately dressed; well-groomed |
| 酸楚 | suān chǔ | disconsolate; forlorn |
| 楚楚可怜 (楚楚可憐) | chǔ chǔ kě lián | (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable |
| 头脑清楚 (頭腦清楚) | tóu nǎo qīng chu | lucid; clear-headed |
| 凄楚 (悽楚) | qī chǔ | sad; wretched; miserable |
English words written with 楚
楚 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · Mencius 30 · Zhuangzi 28 · Great Learning 2
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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