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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 痛楚

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
痛楚 tòng chǔ - pain
- anguish
- suffering

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 11,850 20,152 11,742

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tòng- ache
- pain
- sorrow
- deeply
- thoroughly
chǔ- surname Chu
- abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2nan2 Sheng3] provinces together
- Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
chǔ- distinct
- clear
- orderly
- pain
- suffering
- deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
- punishment cane (old)

Other Words Containing 痛楚

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
痛楚 - - 11,850 20,152 11,742