chu

clear; Chu, ancient state; surname

HSK 3 #859

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 859th character
Radical ⽊ (75.9)
Strokes 13
Index # 2864

Definitions

楚 chǔ
  1. 1. Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
  2. 2. abbr. for Hubei hú běi shěng and Hunan hú nán shěng provinces together
  3. 3. surname Chu
  4. 4. clear
  5. 5. distinct
  6. 6. orderly
  7. 7. pain
  8. 8. suffering
  9. 9. deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
  10. 10. punishment cane (old)

Stroke order

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Words containing 楚

Word Meaning
clear; to be clear about; distinct
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
pain; suffering; anguish
immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper
suffering; pain (esp. psychological); misery
lovely; neat
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
disconsolate; forlorn; grievance
unclear; not understood; currently unknown
Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
clear diction; clear articulation
clear diction; clear articulation
the middle and lower Yangtze valley
the middle and lower Yangtze valley
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
wide open view; nothing in sight
vast sky and land; nothing in sight
James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party qīn mín dǎng
Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture kā shí dì qū, west Xinjiang
Bachu County in Xinjiang, China
Bachu County in Xinjiang
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