凄楚

悽楚
qīchǔ
sad; wretched; miserable

CEDICT

悽凉悲苦。汉．蔡琰〈胡笳十八拍〉：「寻思涉历兮多艰阻，四拍成兮益悽楚。」《梁书．卷三四．张缅传》：「在客行而多思，独伤魂而悽楚。」也作「凄楚」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

凄楚 qīchǔ

Entry Composition

=1 凄 qī
  1. intense cold
  2. frigid
  3. dismal
  4. grim
  5. bleak
  6. sad
  7. mournful
  8. also written 凄 qī
=1 凄 qī
  1. variant of 凄 qī
  2. sad
  3. mournful
=1 凄 qī
  1. intense cold
  2. frigid
  3. dismal
  4. grim
  5. bleak
  6. sad
  7. 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)