| 楚 chǔ |
| clear ; lovely |
| 清楚 qīng chǔ |
| 楚楚 chǔ chǔ | |
In oracle bone inscriptions, the middle part of this character was a square symbolizing the place people live in a community, while the lower part was 止, meaning people’s footprints. As it is surrounded by woods 林, its original meaning was a kind of shrub. |