楚
Character
abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 (Hú běi Shěng) and Hunan 湖南省 (Hú nán Shěng) provinces together
Meaning
chǔ
chu3- abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 (Hú běi Shěng) and Hunan 湖南省 (Hú nán Shěng) provinces together CC-CEDICT
- Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC) CC-CEDICT
- distinct CC-CEDICT
- clear CC-CEDICT
- orderly CC-CEDICT
- pain CC-CEDICT
- suffering CC-CEDICT
- deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) CC-CEDICT
- punishment cane (old) CC-CEDICT
- surname Chu CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
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Example sentences
我说得很清楚。
wǒ shuō de hěn qīng chu
I spoke very clearly.
AI-generated sentence
你不清楚就来问我。
nǐ bù qīng chu jiù lái wèn wǒ
If you are not sure, just come and ask me.
AI-generated sentence
楚老师是我的中文老师。
chǔ lǎo shī shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī
Teacher Chu is my Chinese teacher.
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Words with 楚
See all 42 →楚国chǔ guóthe state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day HubeiWord楚楚chǔ chǔneatWord楚辞chǔ cíSongs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚 (Chǔ), collected in the Han dynasty 汉朝 (Hàn cháo)Word
楚雄chǔ xióngChuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省 (Yún nán Shěng)See 楚雄彝族自治州+1 moreWordUnreviewed
楚庄王chǔ zhuāng wángKing Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸Word楚怀王chǔ huái wángKing Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)Word楚雄州chǔ xióng zhōuChuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省 (Yún nán Shěng)See 楚雄彝族自治州WordUnreviewed
楚雄市chǔ xióng shìChuxiong, a county-level city in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 (Chǔ xióng Yí zú Zì zhì zhōu), YunnanWord楚楚可怜chǔ chǔ kě lián(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerableWord楚汉战争chǔ hàn zhàn zhēngChu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 刘邦 (Liú Bāng) of Han and Xiang Yu 项羽 (Xiàng Yǔ) of ChuWord楚汉相争chǔ hàn xiāng zhēngChu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 刘邦 (Liú Bāng) of Han and Xiang Yu 项羽 (Xiàng Yǔ) of ChuSee 楚汉战争WordUnreviewed
楚河汉界chǔ hé hàn jièlit. the river that divides Chu and HanWord