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How do you pronounce 楚?

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

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) — surname Chu | Chinese Dictionary

楚

Chǔ

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)

HSK 6proper noun

Character Breakdown

Radical: 木 (no. 75)

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Definitions

(proper noun) 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)

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
楚国	Chǔ guó	the state of Chu (history)
楚州	Chǔ zhōu	Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu
不清楚	bù qīng chu	unclear
宋楚瑜	Sòng Chǔ yú	James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨\|亲民党
巴楚县	Bā chǔ xiàn	Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區\|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang

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Related Words

中(Zhōng)— China

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九流(jiǔ liú)— the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]

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春秋战国(Chūn qiū Zhàn guó)— the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods

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春秋战国时代(Chūn qiū Zhàn guó Shí dài)— the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods

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Grammar Notes

Basic Resultative ComplementsHSK 2

Subject + Verb + Resultative Complement (+ Object)

Potential Complement (得了/不了)HSK 3

Verb + 得/不 + Complement (result/direction)

HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6

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Frequently Asked Questions

楚

Chǔ