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)
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distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
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
楚楚chǔ chǔ
neat; lovely
楚辞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[Han4 chao2]
楚雄Chǔ xióng
see 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]; see 楚雄市[Chu3 xiong2 Shi4]