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"楚" Chinese-English Dictionary

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楚 chǔ
Radical
木 (4 traits)
Number of strokes
13
Structure
haut et bas
Cangjie
DDNYO 木木弓卜人
Sijiao
4480.1
Wubi
SSNH
GB 2312
B3FE
Big5
B7A1
Unicode
U+695A

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples

Chinese Pinyin Translation
楚 chǔ distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
楚楚 chǔ chǔ neat / lovely syn
楚国 楚國 chǔ guó the 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 Hubei
楚辞 楚辭 chǔ cí Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚[Chu3], collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝|汉朝[Han4chao2]
楚雄 chǔ xióng see 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3xiong2 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1] / see 楚雄市[Chu3xiong2 Shi4]
楚州 chǔ zhōu Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu
楚雄州 chǔ xióng zhōu see 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3xiong2 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1]
楚怀王 楚懷王 chǔ huái wáng King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC) / later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
楚雄市 chǔ xióng shì Chuxiong, county-level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3xiong2 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1] in central Yunnan
楚州区 楚州區 chǔ zhōu qū Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu
楚庄王 楚莊王 chǔ zhuāng wáng King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
楚楚可怜 楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ - kě lián (idiom) pitiable / sweet, innocent and vulnerable syn
楚汉相争 楚漢相爭 chǔ hàn xiāng zhēng see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
楚汉战争 楚漢戰爭 chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu
楚河汉界 楚河漢界 chǔ hé hàn jiè lit. the river that divides Chu and Han / fig. a line that divides rival territories / the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard
Chinese Pinyin Translation
清楚 qīng chu clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about syn
痛楚 tòng chǔ pain / anguish / suffering syn
酸楚 suān chǔ disconsolate / forlorn / grievance syn
苦楚 kǔ chǔ suffering / misery / pain (esp. psychological) syn
凄楚 qī chǔ sad / wretched / miserable syn
翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ person of outstanding talent syn
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
悲楚 bēi chǔ sorrowful / grieved
苌楚 萇楚 cháng chǔ plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) / kiwi fruit
棘楚 jí chǔ thorny problem / troublesome affair
隽楚 雋楚 juàn chǔ outstanding / extraordinary / preeminent
吴楚 吳楚 wú chǔ southern states of Wu and Chu / the middle and lower Yangtze valley
不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear / not understood / currently unknown syn
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
荆楚网 荊楚網 jīng chǔ wǎng IPTV (PRC media network)
巴楚县 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
马穆楚 馬穆楚 mǎ mù chǔ Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte
年楚河 nián chǔ hé Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
乌讷楚 烏訥楚 wū nè chǔ Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia
钟楚红 鐘楚紅 zhōng chǔ hóng Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress
一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) syn
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 syn
朝秦暮楚 zhāo qín mù chǔ serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom) / quick to switch sides syn
衣冠楚楚 yī guān chǔ chǔ immaculately dressed / well-groomed / dapper syn
吴头楚尾 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
荆楚网视 荊楚網視 jīng chǔ wǎng shì IPTV (PRC media network)
口齿清楚 口齒清楚 kǒu chǐ qīng chu clear diction / clear articulation
头脑清楚 頭腦清楚 tóu nǎo qīng chu lucid / clear-headed / sensible
耶律楚材 yē lǜ chǔ cái 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

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