棘楚 jí chǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄨˇ gik1 co2
- thorny problem
- troublesome affair
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棘
- 棘手 jí shǒu ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ gik1 sau2 thorny (problem)
- 荆棘 荊棘 jīng jí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ging1 gik1 thistles and thorns
- 棘轮 棘輪 jí lún ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ gik1 leon4 ratchet
- 沙棘 shā jí ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧˊ saa1 gik1 (botany) sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
- 腔棘鱼 腔棘魚 qiāng jí yú ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ hong1 gik1 jyu2 coelacanth
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- 披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- 棘皮动物 棘皮動物 jí pí dòng wù ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ gik1 pei4 dung6 mat6 echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
- 荆棘载途 荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 lit. a path covered in brambles
- 食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1 to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
楚
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 吴楚 吳楚 Wú Chǔ ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ng4 co2 southern states of Wu and Chu
- 巴楚 Bā chǔ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ baa1 co2 see 巴楚县
- 悲楚 bēi chǔ ㄅㄟ ㄔㄨˇ bei1 co2 sorrowful
- 凄楚 悽楚 qī chǔ ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨˇ sad; wretched; miserable
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- 楚国 楚國 Chǔ guó ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ co2 gwok3 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
- 楚楚 chǔ chǔ ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ co2 co2 neat
- 楚辞 楚辭 Chǔ cí ㄔㄨˇ ㄘˊ co2 ci4 Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚, collected in the Han dynasty 汉朝
- 楚雄 Chǔ xióng ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ co2 hung4 see 楚雄彝族自治州
- 痛楚 tòng chǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ tung3 co2 pain
- 翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ kiu4 co2 person of outstanding talent
- 苦楚 kǔ chǔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ fu2 co2 suffering
- 苌楚 萇楚 cháng chǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨˇ coeng4 co2 plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
- 酸楚 suān chǔ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄔㄨˇ syun1 co2 disconsolate
- 隽楚 雋楚 juàn chǔ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ zeon3 co2 outstanding
- 不清楚 bù qīng chu ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ bat1 cing1 co2 unclear
- 宋楚瑜 Sòng Chǔ yú ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄩˊ sung3 co2 jyu4 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 亲民党
- 巴楚县 巴楚縣 Bā chǔ Xiàn ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ baa1 co2 jyun6 Maralbexi, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市, Xinjiang
- 年楚河 Nián chǔ Hé ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ nin4 co2 ho4 Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
- 楚怀王 楚懷王 Chǔ Huái wáng ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄨㄤˊ co2 waai4 wong4 King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
Idioms with these characters
- 荆棘载途 荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 lit. a path covered in brambles
- 披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- 食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1 to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
- 楚楚可怜 楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ kě lián ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ co2 co2 ho2 lin4 (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
- 四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄜ sei3 min6 co2 go1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
- 吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ng4 tau4 co2 mei5 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together