楚

chǔ

clear; neat, pang; suffering, one of the Warring States into which China was divided during the Eastern Zhou period (770-256 B.C.), occupying what is now Hubei and northern Hunan, a name for what is now Hubei and Hunan (esp. the former)

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chǔ

adj. neat, distinct, orderly

chǔ

n. pain, suffering, pang

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Chu3

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

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chu3

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

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楚

chǔ

形

（清晰; 整齐） clear; neat:

齐楚 neat and smart;

一清二楚 perfectly clear

名

(书) （痛苦） pang; pain; suffering:

苦楚 distress; suffering;

凄楚 miserable

（周朝国名， 位于今湖北和湖南北部） Chu， a state in the Zhou Dynasty

（指湖北和湖南， 特指湖北） a name for the region covering Hunan and Hubei, esp. Hubei

（姓氏） a surname:

楚隆 Chu Long

（牡荆） vitex negundo var. cannabifolia （落叶灌木）

(古)（刑杖） punishing rod

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Ⅰ. 楚|楚 [Chǔ] ► surname Chu ► abbr. for Hubei ↑湖北省 [Hú běi Shěng] and Hunan ↑湖南省 [Hú nán Shěng] provinces together ► Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)

Ⅱ. 楚|楚 [chǔ] ► distinct ► clear ► orderly ► pain ► suffering ► deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) ► punishment cane (old)