凄楚

Traditional form:

悽楚

Pinyin (reading):

qīchǔ

Definitions:

• sad; wretched; miserable

Characters:

• 凄 - bitter cold, miserable, dreary
• 楚 - clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname

Traditional characters:

• 悽 - sorrowful, grieving; melancholy
• 楚 - clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname