楚

clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname; 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

Strokes
13
Pinyin
chǔ

Parts

Built from 楚

Words with 楚

  1. 吴楚wú chǔ · wuchusouthern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
  2. 悲楚bēi chǔ · beichusorrowful; grieved
  3. 凄楚qī chǔ · qichusad; wretched; miserable
  4. 棘楚jí chǔ · jichuthorny problem; troublesome affair
  5. 楚国chǔ guó · chuguothe 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
  6. 楚楚chǔ chǔ · chuchuneat; lovely
  7. 楚辞chǔ cí · chuciSongs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚[Chu3], collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
  8. 毛遂máo suì · maosuiMao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦|毛遂自荐[Mao2 Sui4 zi4 jian4]
  9. 清楚qīng chu · qingchuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly
  10. 痛楚tòng chǔ · tongchupain; anguish; suffering
  11. 翘楚qiáo chǔ · qiaochuperson of outstanding talent
  12. 苦楚kǔ chǔ · kuchusuffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological)
  13. 苌楚cháng chǔ · changchuplant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola); kiwi fruit
  14. 酸楚suān chǔ · suanchudisconsolate; forlorn; grievance
  15. 隽楚juàn chǔ · juanchuoutstanding; extraordinary; preeminent
  16. 鸿沟hóng gōu · honggou(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4]
  17. 不清楚bù qīng chu · buqingchuunclear; not understood; currently unknown
  18. 宋楚瑜sòng chǔ yú · songchuyuJames Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
  19. 巴楚县bā chǔ xiàn · bachuxianMaralbexi, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市[Ka1 shi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
  20. 年楚河nián chǔ hé · nianchuheNyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
  21. 楚怀王chǔ huái wáng · chuhuaiwangKing Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC); later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
  22. 楚庄王chǔ zhuāng wáng · chuzhuangwangKing Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
  23. 楚雄市chǔ xióng shì · chuxiongshiChuxiong, a county-level city in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
  24. 乌讷楚wū nè chǔ · wunechuUxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia
  25. 荆楚网jīng chǔ wǎng · jingchuwangIPTV (PRC media network)
  26. 钟楚红zhōng chǔ hóng · zhongchuhongCherie Chung (1960–), Hong Kong actress
  27. 马穆楚mǎ mù chǔ · mamuchuMamoudzou, capital of Mayotte
  28. 一清二楚yī qīng èr chǔ · yiqingerchuto be very clear about sth (idiom)
  29. 口齿清楚kǒu chǐ qīng chu · kouchiqingchuclear diction; clear articulation
  30. 吴头楚尾wú tóu chǔ wěi · wutouchuweilit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off

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