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楚

chǔ

clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname

HSK 3 13 strokes Very Common (9%)
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Component Breakdown

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林
lín
forest, grove; surname
疋
pǐ
roll, bolt of cloth; foot
⿱林疋 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

lín
林
forest, grove; surname
💡 Ideographic: Two trees 木 representing a forest
8 strokes HSK 4
pǐ
疋
roll, bolt of cloth; foot
📷 Pictographic: A foot 止 with a leg on top
5 strokes

Words Using 楚 (48)

qīngchu
清楚 ↗
HSK 3
clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about
Chǔ
楚 ↗
surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei [[湖北省<HúběiShěng>]] and Hunan [[湖南省<HúnánShěng>]] provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
chǔ
楚 ↗
distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)
bùqīngchu
不清楚 ↗
unclear / not understood / currently unknown
tòngchǔ
痛楚 ↗
pain / anguish / suffering
chǔchǔ
楚楚 ↗
neat / lovely
suānchǔ
酸楚 ↗
disconsolate / forlorn / grievance
Bāchǔxiàn
巴楚县 ↗
Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture [[喀什地區|喀什地区<Kāshídìqū>]], west Xinjiang
Chǔguó
楚国 ↗
the state of Chu (history)
ChǔHuáiwáng
楚怀王 ↗
King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC) / later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
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