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<WL>楚 [chǔ] clear/clearly (清楚 qīngchu, 楚楚 chǔchǔ); 鞭楚 whip/flog, 苦楚 misery, 棘楚 thorny; (古) 楚國 Chǔ state@@; (HDZ:) 丛莽; (木名) 牡荆; (古) 刑杖; … | <WL>楚 [chǔ] clear/clearly (清楚 qīngchu, 楚楚 chǔchǔ); 鞭楚 whip/flog, 苦楚 misery, 棘楚 thorny; (古) 楚國 Chǔ state@@; (HDZ:) 丛莽; (木名) 牡荆; (古) 刑杖; … | ||
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 楚() chǔ | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 楚() chǔ ‘thicket/chastetree (Vitex negundo)’ combines 林() lín ‘forest’, and 疋() shū ‘calf/shin/barefoot’ (phonosemantic). |
| − | Note: The character 楚 is esp. assoc. with 牡荆 | + | Note: The character 楚 is esp. assoc. with 牡荆 mǔjīng ‘Ch. chastetree (Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia)’ (cf. 荆), a tree/shrub (growing in dense thickets) with tough/pliable branches used to weave baskets and make whips; and hence words such as: 榜楚, 鞭楚, 捶楚, 棰楚; 棘楚. |
Note: 楚 chǔ ‘clear/clearly’, as in the common word 清楚 qīngchu ‘clear’ (in neutral tone), often comes at the end of words (sometimes reduplicated: 清清楚楚 qīngqingchụ̌chǔ ‘crystal clear’); this old usage app. relates to thorny rule/whips/discipline, clarifying right from wrong; is that clear?! | Note: 楚 chǔ ‘clear/clearly’, as in the common word 清楚 qīngchu ‘clear’ (in neutral tone), often comes at the end of words (sometimes reduplicated: 清清楚楚 qīngqingchụ̌chǔ ‘crystal clear’); this old usage app. relates to thorny rule/whips/discipline, clarifying right from wrong; is that clear?! | ||
| − | + | “[楚] Dense bushes, thorns; (dense:) rich, detailed; distinct, clear; (thorny:) sharp, painful” —Karlgren(AD). | |
| − | Compare: 疋 ( | + | Compare: 疋 (in which 乛 ‘hook’); 𤴓/正 (as in 是, 定, 走). |
| − | HDZ: 楚 : chǔ : 丛莽; (木名) 牡荆属植物; (古) 刑杖; 学校扑责生徒的小杖; 痛苦; 整齐; 粗俗; 鲜明, 华美; (古国名) ((周) (侯国名); 楚王; (五代)); (今) 湖南, 湖北; (姓) | + | HDZ: 楚 : chǔ : (SW: 叢木, 一名荊) 丛莽; (木名) 牡荆属植物; (古) 刑杖; 学校扑责生徒的小杖; 痛苦; 整齐; 粗俗; 鲜明, 华美; (古国名) ((周) (侯国名); 楚王; (五代)); (今) 湖南, 湖北; (姓) |
HDC: 楚木 : 丛生之木 | HDC: 楚木 : 丛生之木 | ||
HDC: 七雄 : (战国) 秦、楚、燕、齐、韩、赵、魏七强国 | HDC: 七雄 : (战国) 秦、楚、燕、齐、韩、赵、魏七强国 | ||
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