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Chǔ

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Chǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Chǔ | Chu3
English translation
surname Chu
abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 Hú běi Shěng [Hú běi Shěng] and Hunan 湖南省 Hú nán Shěng [Hú nán Shěng] 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)
clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname

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About Chǔ

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Chǔ

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Etymology of Chǔ

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Positional decomposition

林疋

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Lín represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bush". The meaning later shifted to "distinct" and "clear".

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Example sentences using Chǔ

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shuí Néng Zhā 清楚 qīngchu zhè 椅子 yǐzi huài diào de 原因 yuányīn ne ?

Can anybody cast light upon how this chair got broken?

湖面如镜,岸上 àn shàng de 树木 shù mù 照得 zhào dé 清清楚楚.

The water of the lake mirrored all the trees on the bank.

奥立佛 Cóng míng 衣冠楚楚 yī guān chǔ chǔ de 乘客 chéng kè 身上 shēn shang tōu 得一 Bāo 香烟 xiāng yān .

Oliver filched a packet of cigarettes from a well - dressed passenger.

yóu duī 扁平 biǎn píng de yuán 清楚 qīngchu de náng 组成 zǔchéng .

It consists of a stack of flat, membrane - bounded sacs.

dòu le 这个 zhè ge àn jiàn 报告 bàogào Hòu , 一切 yīqiè dōu 清楚 qīngchu le .

When I read the reports of the case, everything fell into place.

Words with Chǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
清楚 qīngchu clear清楚 qīngchu
Chǔ clear Chǔ
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 Qīn mín dǎng 宋楚瑜 Sòng Chǔ yú
痛楚 tòng chǔ pain痛楚 tòng chǔ
一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom)一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ
楚国 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楚國
苦楚 kǔ chǔ suffering苦楚 kǔ chǔ
酸楚 suān chǔ forlorn酸楚 suān chǔ
衣冠楚楚 yī guān chǔ chǔ immaculately dressed衣冠楚楚 yī guān chǔ chǔ
楚辞 Chǔ cí Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)楚辭
四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē
楚楚 chǔ chǔ neat楚楚 chǔ chǔ
楚雄 Chǔ xióng Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州 Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu [Chǔ​xióng​Yí​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu] in central Yunnan楚雄 Chǔ xióng
凄楚 qī chǔ sad悽楚
楚州 Chǔ zhōu Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市 Huái ān shì [Huái​'ān​shì], Jiangsu楚州 Chǔ zhōu
巴楚 Bā chǔ Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区 Kā shí dì qū [Kā​shí​dì​qū], west Xinjiang巴楚 Bā chǔ
楚雄州 Chǔ xióng zhōu abbr. for 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州 Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu [Chǔ​xióng​Yí​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu]楚雄州 Chǔ xióng zhōu
楚怀王 Chǔ Huái wáng King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)楚懷王
朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
楚庄王 Chǔ Zhuāng wáng King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 Chūn qiū Wǔ bà 楚莊王

Chǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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Chǔ Decomposition

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Chǔ Compounds

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