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楚
chǔ
1.
distinct
2.
clear
3.
orderly
4.
pain
5.
suffering
6.
deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
7.
punishment cane (old)
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✏️ 13 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
凄楚
qīchǔ
sad
吴楚
WúChǔ
southern states of Wu and Chu
巴楚
Bāchǔ
Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture [[喀什地區|喀什地区<Kāshídìqū>]], west Xinjiang
悲楚
bēichǔ
sorrowful
棘楚
jíchǔ
thorny problem
楚国
Chǔguó
the state of Chu (history)
楚州
Chǔzhōu
Chuzhou district of Huai'an city [[淮安市<Huáiānshì>]], Jiangsu
楚楚
chǔchǔ
neat
楚辞
Chǔcí
Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)
楚雄
Chǔxióng
Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture [[楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州<ChǔxióngYízúzìzhìzhōu>]] in central Yunnan
清楚
qīngchu
clear
痛楚
tòngchǔ
pain
翘楚
qiáochǔ
person of outstanding talent
苦楚
kǔchǔ
suffering
苌楚
chángchǔ
plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
酸楚
suānchǔ
disconsolate
隽楚
juànchǔ
outstanding
不清楚
bùqīngchu
unclear
宋楚瑜
SòngChǔyú
James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party [[親民黨|亲民党]]
巴楚县
Bāchǔxiàn
Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture [[喀什地區|喀什地区<Kāshídìqū>]], west Xinjiang
Example Sentences (1)
在这种情况下，建议父母先不要生气，应该停下手中的事情，陪孩子整理整理东西，和他们聊聊天儿，弄清楚他们的问题。
Zài zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng xià, jiànyì fùmǔ xiān bú yào shēngqì, yīnggāi tíngxià shǒuzhōng de shìqíng, péi háizi zhěnglǐ zhěnglǐ dōngxi, hé tāmen liáo liáo tiānr, nòng qīngchu tāmen de wèntí.
In this situation, parents are advised to not get angry at first, they should stop what they’re doing, help the child tidy things up a bit, chat with them, and figure out their problems.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 858
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,879 of 84,292