Usage of the character 楚

surname Chu
abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 ( Húběi Shěng) and Hunan 湖南省 ( Húnán Shěng) provinces together
Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)

chǔ

楚

[楚]

distinct
clear
orderly
pain
suffering
deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
punishment cane (old)

chǔchǔ

楚楚

[楚楚]

neat
lovely

Wú Chǔ

吴楚

[吳楚]

southern states of Wu and Chu
the middle and lower Yangtze valley

tòngchǔ

痛楚

[痛楚]

pain
anguish
suffering

bēichǔ

悲楚

[悲楚]

sorrowful
grieved

suānchǔ

酸楚

[酸楚]

disconsolate
forlorn
grievance

Chǔguó

楚国

[楚國]

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

Bāchǔ

巴楚

[巴楚]

Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

qīchǔ

凄楚

[悽楚]

sad; wretched; miserable

jíchǔ

棘楚

[棘楚]

thorny problem
troublesome affair

qiáochǔ

翘楚

[翹楚]

person of outstanding talent

kǔchǔ

苦楚

[苦楚]

suffering
misery
pain (esp. psychological)

chángchǔ

苌楚

[萇楚]

plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
kiwi fruit

qīngchu

清楚

[清楚]

clear
distinct
to understand thoroughly
to be clear about

juànchǔ

隽楚

[雋楚]

outstanding
extraordinary
preeminent

Chǔxióng

楚雄

[楚雄]

see 楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu)
see 楚雄市 ( Chǔxióng Shì)

Chǔcí

楚辞

[楚辭]

Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚 ( Chǔ), collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝／汉朝 ( Hàncháo)

Chǔxióng Shì

楚雄市

[楚雄市]

Chuxiong, a county-level city in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Chǔxióng Zhōu

楚雄州

[楚雄州]

see 楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu)

Zhōng Chǔhóng

钟楚红

[鍾楚紅]

Cherie Chung (1960–), Hong Kong actress

jīngchǔwǎng

荆楚网

[荊楚網]

IPTV (PRC media network)

Chǔ Zhuāngwáng

楚庄王

[楚莊王]

King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

Sòng Chǔyú

宋楚瑜

[宋楚瑜]

James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨／亲民党

Mǎmùchǔ

马穆楚

[馬穆楚]

Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte

bùqīngchu

不清楚

[不清楚]

unclear
not understood
currently unknown

Wūnèchǔ

乌讷楚

[烏訥楚]

Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Bāchǔxiàn

巴楚县

[巴楚縣]

Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

Chǔ Huáiwáng

楚怀王

[楚懷王]

King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)

Niánchǔ Hé

年楚河

[年楚河]

Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo

Chǔ Hàn Zhànzhēng

楚汉战争

[楚漢戰爭]

Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦／刘邦 ( Liú Bāng) of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽／项羽 ( Xiàng Yǔ) of Chu

sìmiàn Chǔgē

四面楚歌

[四面楚歌]

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

Yēlü Chǔcái

耶律楚材

[耶律楚材]

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

chǔchǔkělián

楚楚可怜

[楚楚可憐]