Usage of the character 楚

surname Chu
abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 ( Hubéi Shěng) and Hunan 湖南省 ( Hunán 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

bēichǔ

悲楚

[悲楚]

sorrowful
grieved

tòngchǔ

痛楚

[痛楚]

pain
anguish
suffering

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

suānchǔ

酸楚

[酸楚]

disconsolate
forlorn
grievance

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

Chǔzhōu

楚州

[楚州]

Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市 ( Huái'ānshì), Jiangsu

qiáochǔ

翘楚

[翹楚]

person of outstanding talent

kǔchǔ

苦楚

[苦楚]

suffering
misery
pain (esp. psychological)

qīngchu

清楚

[清楚]

clear
distinct
to understand thoroughly
to be clear about

chángchǔ

苌楚

[萇楚]

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

Chǔxióng

楚雄

[楚雄]

Chuxiong, county-level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu) in central Yunnan

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 ( Hànchào)

juànchǔ

隽楚

[雋楚]

outstanding
extraordinary
preeminent

Chǔzhōuqū

楚州区

[楚州區]

Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市 ( Huái'ānshì), Jiangsu

Chǔxióngzhōu

楚雄州

[楚雄州]

abbr. for Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu)

Chǔxióng Shì

楚雄市

[楚雄市]

Chuxiong, county-level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu) in central Yunnan

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

Zhōng Chǔhóng

钟楚红

[鍾楚紅]

Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress

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

chǔchǔ-kělián

楚楚可怜

[楚楚可憐]