楚 chu

name of feudal state; clear

HSK 3 #859

DEFINITIONS

楚 chǔ
  • surname Chu
  • abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together
  • Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
  • distinct
  • clear
  • orderly
  • pain
  • suffering
  • deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
  • punishment cane (old)

STROKES

楚 stroke order diagram
楚 stroke order animation

WORDS

清楚 qīng chu
HSK 3
clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom)
痛楚 tòng chǔ pain; anguish; suffering
衣冠楚楚 yī guān chǔ chǔ immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper
苦楚 kǔ chǔ suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological)
楚楚 chǔ chǔ neat; lovely
四面楚歌 sì miàn chǔ gē lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
酸楚 suān chǔ disconsolate; forlorn; grievance
不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown
中俄尼布楚条约 zhōng é ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
中俄尼布楚條約 zhōng é ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
口齿清楚 kǒu chǐ qīng chu clear diction; clear articulation
口齒清楚 kǒu chǐ qīng chu clear diction; clear articulation
吴楚 wú chǔ southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
吳楚 wú chǔ southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
吴头楚尾 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
吳頭楚尾 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
天低吴楚，眼空无物 tiān dī wú chǔ ， yǎn kōng wú wù the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
天低吳楚，眼空無物 tiān dī wú chǔ ， yǎn kōng wú wù the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
宋楚瑜 sòng chǔ yú James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
尼布楚条约 ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
尼布楚條約 ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
巴楚 bā chǔ Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
巴楚县 bā chǔ xiàn Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
巴楚縣 bā chǔ xiàn Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
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