悽楚

凄楚
qīchǔ
sad; wretched; miserable

CEDICT

悽涼悲苦。漢．蔡琰〈胡笳十八拍〉：「尋思涉歷兮多艱阻，四拍成兮益悽楚。」《梁書．卷三四．張緬傳》：「在客行而多思，獨傷魂而悽楚。」也作「淒楚」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

淒楚 qīchǔ

Entry Composition

1 悽 qī
  1. variant of 淒 qī
  2. sad
  3. mournful
2 楚 chǔ
  1. distinct
  2. clear
  3. orderly
  4. pain
  5. suffering
  6. deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
  7. punishment cane (old)