surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 and Hunan 湖南省 provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
楚楚chu3
distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
痛楚痛楚tong4 chu3
pain; anguish; suffering
头脑清楚頭腦清楚tou2 nao3 qing1 chu5
lucid; clear-headed; sensible
乌讷楚烏訥楚wu1 ne4 chu3
Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
吴楚吳楚wu2 chu3
southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
吴头楚尾吳頭楚尾wu2 tou2 chu3 wei3
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
耶律楚材耶律楚材ye1 lv4 chu3 cai2
Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it
衣冠楚楚衣冠楚楚yi1 guan1 chu3 chu3
immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper
一清二楚一清二楚yi1 qing1 er4 chu3
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
朝秦暮楚朝秦暮楚zhao1 qin2 mu4 chu3
serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
钟楚红鐘楚紅zhong1 chu3 hong2
Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress
中俄尼布楚条约中俄尼布楚條約zhong1 e2 ni2 bu4 chu3 tiao2 yue1
Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia