楚 (co2 | chu3) : painful; clear

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楚

co2

chu3

[1] [adj] painful; aching; miserable
[2] [adj] clear; neat; in good order
[3] [n] Chu - name of a state in the Eastern Zhou period (770-256 BC)
[4] [n] Chu - name for the region of Hubei and Hunan

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

楚

Don't confuse with:
禁

This word has been viewed 9364 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jan 2011 04:29

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清楚 cing1 co2 qing1 chu5 = clear; clarity

講得清楚 gong2 dak1 cing1 co2 = to speak clearly 粵

唔係幾清楚 m4 hai6 gei2 cing1 co2 = not quite clear... 粵

睇清楚 tai2 cing1 co2 = to see clearly 粵

唔清楚嘅 m4 cing1 co2 ge3 = unintelligible 粵

楚楚 co2 co2 chu3 chu3 = clear, neat, tidy

一清二楚 jat1 cing1 ji6 co2 = plainly obvious (as the nose on your face)

不清楚的 bat1 cing1 co2 dik1 bu4 qing1 chu5 de5 = unintelligible 國

悲楚 bei1 co2 bei1 chu3 = affliction; anguish; dismal; distress; grief; misery; mourning; sadness; sorrow

目前還不清楚 muk6 cin4 waan4 bat1 cing1 co2 mu4 qian2 hai2 bu4 qing1 chu3 = at present it is still unclear .... 國
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聽暇佢來你咪同佢講清楚囉！粵
You should settle it with him if he comes later!

小小苦楚等於激勵。
Tiny misery will only be a motivation.

我仲有樣好重要嘅嘢要問清楚你粵
I still have something important and in need of clarification to ask you.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 楚
Unicode code for this character: U+695a (off-site link)

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