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楚楚可怜
chǔ​chǔ​kě​lián

delicate and touching

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 楚 chǔ
    reduplication
    clear
    (bound form) clear; distinct; neat; orderly; as in 清楚 qīng​chu
  2. 可怜 可憐 kě​lián
    lovely
    (literary) lovely; charming; deserving of affection, seen in the idiom 楚楚可怜 chǔ​chǔ​kě​lián