What does 楚 mean in Chinese?

楚 (chǔ) means "distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 楚?

楚 is pronounced "chǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 楚?

楚 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 楚?

Common words with 楚 include 吴楚 (southern states of Wu and Chu), 巴楚 (Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang), 悲楚 (sorrowful), 凄楚 (sad), 棘楚 (thorny problem).

How do you write 楚?

You can practice writing 楚 using our stroke order tool.

楚 (chǔ), distinct

楚

chǔ

distinct; clear; orderly; pain

Character Breakdown

Radical: 木 (no. 75)

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

他把事情的来龙去脉说得清清楚楚。

Tā bǎ shìqing de láilóngqùmài shuō de qīngqīngchǔchǔ

He explained the whole story clearly from beginning to end

Words Containing 楚

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
吴楚	Wú Chǔ	southern states of Wu and Chu
巴楚	Bā chǔ	Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區\|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
悲楚	bēi chǔ	sorrowful
凄楚	qī chǔ	sad
棘楚	jí chǔ	thorny problem