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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 苦楚
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 苦楚 | kǔ chǔ | - suffering - misery - pain (esp. psychological) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 26,125 | 39,445 | 23,199 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 苦 | kǔ | - bitter - hardship - pain - to suffer - to bring suffering to - painstakingly |
| 楚 | 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) |
| 楚 | chǔ | - distinct - clear - orderly - pain - suffering - deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) - punishment cane (old) |
Other Words Containing 苦楚
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 苦楚 | - | - | 26,125 | 39,445 | 23,199 |