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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楚chǔ
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]
楚庄王Chǔ Zhuāng wáng
King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
楚怀王Chǔ Huái wáng
King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC); later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
楚雄州Chǔ xióng Zhōu
see 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
楚雄市Chǔ xióng Shì
Chuxiong, a county-level city in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
楚楚可怜chǔ chǔ kě lián
(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
楚汉战争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
楚汉相争Chǔ Hàn Xiāng zhēng
see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
楚河汉界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
楚雄彝族自治州Chǔ xióng Yí zú Zì zhì zhōu
Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]