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HSK 3
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)
楚国
Chǔguó
the state of Chu (history)
楚州
Chǔzhōu
Chuzhou district of Huai'an city [[淮安市<Huáiānshì>]], Jiangsu
痛楚
tòngchǔ
pain
苌楚
chángchǔ
plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
楚楚
chǔchǔ
neat
吴楚
WúChǔ
southern states of Wu and Chu
翘楚
qiáochǔ
person of outstanding talent
凄楚
qīchǔ
sad
巴楚
Bāchǔ
Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture [[喀什地區|喀什地区<Kāshídìqū>]], west Xinjiang
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
隽楚
juànchǔ
outstanding
酸楚
suānchǔ
disconsolate
苦楚
kǔchǔ
suffering
悲楚
bēichǔ
sorrowful
清楚
qīngchu
clear
棘楚
jíchǔ
thorny problem
楚雄市
Chǔxióngshì
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
乌讷楚
Wūnèchǔ
Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture [[鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯<Èěrduōsī>]], Inner Mongolia
荆楚网
jīngchǔwǎng
IPTV (PRC media network)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 858
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,879 of 84,292