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楚

chǔ

HSK 3 Character

What 楚 means

1. distinct
2. clear
3. orderly
4. pain
5. suffering
6. deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
7. punishment cane (old)

Other readings

楚 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Chǔsurname Chu; abbr. for Hubei {湖北省|Hú běi Shěng} and Hunan {湖南省|Hú nán Shěng} provinces tog

Example sentences

• 说清楚。
  Say it clearly.
• 讲清楚。
  Speak clearly.
• 我不太清楚。
  I don't really know.
• 法律很清楚。
  The law is quite clear.
• 看得清楚吗？
  Can you see it well?
• 我听不太清楚。
  I can't hear very well.

Words starting with 楚

• 楚楚chǔ chǔneat; lovely
• 楚国Chǔ guóthe state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in…
• 楚辞Chǔ cíSongs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚
• 楚楚可怜chǔ chǔ kě lián(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
• 楚怀王Chǔ Huái wángKing Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC); later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
• 楚河汉界Chǔ hé Hàn jièlit. the river that divides Chu and Han; fig. a line that divides rival territories…
• 楚汉战争Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēngChu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 刘邦
• 楚庄王Chǔ Zhuāng wángKing Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
• 楚雄市Chǔ xióng ShìChuxiong, a county-level city in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州
• 楚雄彝族自治州Chǔ xióng Yí zú Zì zhì zhōuChuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 云南省
• 楚汉相争Chǔ Hàn Xiāng zhēngsee 楚汉战争
• 楚雄Chǔ xióngsee 楚雄彝族自治州; see 楚雄市
• 楚雄州Chǔ xióng Zhōusee 楚雄彝族自治州

Words containing 楚

• 清楚qīng chuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly
• 痛楚tòng chǔpain; anguish; suffering
• 一清二楚yī qīng èr chǔto be very clear about sth (idiom)
• 宋楚瑜Sòng Chǔ yúJames Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he…
• 酸楚suān chǔdisconsolate; forlorn; grievance
• 衣冠楚楚yī guān chǔ chǔimmaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper
• 苦楚kǔ chǔsuffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological)
• 凄楚qī chǔsad; wretched; miserable
• 四面楚歌sì miàn Chǔ gēlit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and…
• 不清楚bù qīng chuunclear; not understood; currently unknown
• 年楚河Nián chǔ HéNyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
• 钟楚红Zhōng Chǔ hóngCherie Chung (1960–), Hong Kong actress
• 耶律楚材Yē lǜ Chǔ cáiYelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan…
• 头脑清楚tóu nǎo qīng chulucid; clear-headed; sensible
• 尼布楚条约Ní bù chǔ Tiáo yuēTreaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia
• 马穆楚Mǎ mù chǔMamoudzou, capital of Mayotte
• 悲楚bēi chǔsorrowful; grieved
• 巴楚县Bā chǔ XiànMaralbexi, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市
• 口齿清楚kǒu chǐ qīng chuclear diction; clear articulation
• 吴楚Wú Chǔsouthern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
• 吴头楚尾Wú tóu Chǔ wěilit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail…
• 棘楚jí chǔthorny problem; troublesome affair
• 翘楚qiáo chǔperson of outstanding talent
• 乌讷楚Wū nè chǔUxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂尔多斯

Characters built on 疋

These share the phonetic component 疋 (shū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 疏shūto dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin
• 胥xūall; assist; to store

Characters that look like 楚

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 斐fěiphonetic fei or fi; (literary) rich with literary elegance; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)
• 愤fènindignant; anger; resentment
• 肇zhàoat first; devise; originate
• 焚fénto burn
• 槃pánvariant of 盘; wooden tray
• 獒áo(bound form) mastiff

Sounds the same

Read chǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 处to reside; to live; to dwell
• 础foundation; base
• 储(bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve; heir to the throne; Taiwan pr. chú
• 楮Broussonetia kasinoki
• 杵pestle; to poke
• 濋name of an ancient river (in present-day Dingtao County 定陶县
• 褚surname Chu
• 処old variant of 处