| 楚 | chǔ | distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old); 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) |
| 楚辞 | Chǔ cí | Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC) |
| 楚国 | Chǔ guó | the state of Chu (history) |
| 楚州 | Chǔ zhōu | Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu |
| 楚州区 | Chǔ zhōu qū | Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu |
| 楚怀王 | Chǔ Huái wáng | King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC); later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC) |
| 楚楚 | chǔ chǔ | neat; lovely |
| 楚汉战争 | Chǔ Hàn zhàn zhēng | the war of 206-202 BC between Liu Bang 刘邦 of Han and Xiangyu 项羽 of Chu |
| 楚庄王 | Chǔ Zhuāng wáng | King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 |
| 楚雄 | Chǔ xióng | Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 in central Yunnan |
| 楚雄州 | Chǔ xióng zhōu | abbr. for 楚雄彝族自治州 |
| 楚雄市 | Chǔ xióng shì | Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 in central Yunnan |
| 楚雄彝族自治州 | Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市 |
