WHOLE CHARACTER
楚
suffering (苦楚, 痛楚); clear; distinct (清楚); the ancient Chu state; the south (楚辞)
楚 is clear — and, in old words, the pain and the southern state.
ZDIC: 形声; doubled trees as the meaning side, 疋 as the sound side.
Character Familiestop / bottom
楚
suffering (苦楚, 痛楚); clear; distinct (清楚); the ancient Chu state; the south (楚辞)
楚 is clear — and, in old words, the pain and the southern state.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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ZDIC: 形声; doubled trees as the meaning side, 疋 as the sound side.
MEANING: DOUBLED TREES
林
woods; a doubling of trees
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in 楚.
In 楚: meaning: doubled trees Two tree pieces; the bushy plant the excerpt describes.
SOUND PIECE (疋)
疋
a bolt of cloth (pǐ); foot (yǎ)
Named by ZDIC as the sound side of 楚; both dictionary senses are kept separate.
In 楚: sound piece (疋) Named by ZDIC as the sound side; 疋's other dictionary sense (pǐ, a bolt of cloth) is kept separate.
Tone 3
- suffering (苦楚, 痛楚)
- clear; distinct (清楚)
- the ancient Chu state; the south (楚辞)
- 清楚clear; distinct
- 苦楚suffering; distress
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