楚楚可怜 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

楚chǔ楚chǔ可kě怜lián

(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
trad. 楚楚可憐

Also written 楚楚可憐【chǔ chǔ kě lián】

Characters in this word

3

楚

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surname Chu, abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together, Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)

Pinyin: Chǔ

Strokes: 13
Frequency: 28528 of 2500

Words starting with 楚 Words ending in 楚 Anywhere in a word

可

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(prefix) can; may; able to; -able, to approve; to permit, to suit, (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very, but; however

Pinyin: kě

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 179 of 2500

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怜

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to pity

Pinyin: lián
Traditional: 憐

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 43954 of 2500

Words starting with 怜 Words ending in 怜 Anywhere in a word