楚 chǔ

1. chǔ proper noun state of Chu
   Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Kingdom 王国
   Notes: Chu was a kingdom in what is now central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period 722-481 BCE and Warring States Period 481-221 BCE (Guoyu '楚' n 2; Unihan '楚')
2. chǔ proper noun Chu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '楚' n 5)
3. chǔ adjective distinct; clear; orderly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 清晰, as in 清楚 (Guoyu '楚' adj 2; Unihan '楚')
4. chǔ adjective painful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 痛苦, as in 苦楚 (Guoyu '楚' adj 1)
5. chǔ adjective dazzling; sparkling
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 华丽 (Guoyu '楚' adj 3)
6. chǔ adjective a cane
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 小杖, used for punishment in former times (Guoyu '楚' n 1)
7. chǔ noun Hubei and Hunan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '楚' n 3)
8. chǔ noun horsewhip
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Botany , Concept: Plant 植物
   Notes: A grass or shrub also known as 马鞭 (Guoyu '楚' n 4)
9. chǔ verb to beat a prisoner; to torture
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 拷打 (Guoyu '楚' v)

Contained in

• 口齿清楚(口齒清楚) clear diction; clear articulation
• 楚河汉界(楚河漢界) the river that divides Chu and Han; a line that divides rival territories
• 将之楚(將之楚) will go to Chu
• 翘楚(翹楚) person of outstanding talent
• 悲楚 sorrowful; grieved
• 棘楚 thorny problem; troublesome affair
• 四面楚歌 surrounded by enemies; isolated and without help
• 痛楚 pain; anguish; suffering
• 吴头楚尾(吳頭楚尾) head in Wu and tail in Chu; close together; head-to-tail
• 苦楚 suffering; misery
• 酸楚 disconsolate; forlorn; grievance
• 弄清楚 make clear
• 巴楚 Maralbeshi nahiyisi; Maralbexi county
• 淒楚 desperate; miserable
• 朝秦暮楚 serve Qin in the morning and Chu in the evening; to change sides quickly
• 楚楚 neat; lovely
• 隽楚(雋楚) outstanding; extraordinary; preeminent
• 乌讷楚(烏訥楚) Uxin; Wushen banner
• 不清楚 unclear; not understood; currently unknown
• 一清二楚 to be very clear about sth
• 天低吴楚，眼空无物(天低吳楚，眼空無物) the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see
• 北辕南楚(北轅南楚) north carriage shaft, south track; to act in a way that defeats one's purpose
• 楚雄州 Abbreviation for 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州
• 夏楚 a whip ; to whip; to lash
• 头脑清楚(頭腦清楚) lucid; clear-headed; sensible

Also contained in

楚平王 、 耶律楚材 、 楚辞 、 楚汉战争 、 楚王 、 楚威王 、 楚昭王 、 楚国 、 川楚白莲教起义 、 楚雄市 、 荆楚网视 、 楚怀王 、 尼布楚议界条约 、 楚庄王 、 楚州区 、 楚襄王 、 楚顷王 、 楚辞章句 、 荆楚网 、 钟楚红 、 宋楚瑜 、 楚顷襄王 、 楚雄 、 巴楚县 、 荆楚记 、 川楚教乱

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 308
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 262
• 《楚世家》 House of Chu Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 194
• 成公 Lord Cheng The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 153
• 卷十四　楚一 Chapter 14: Chu I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 152
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 136
• 《十二諸侯年表》 Yearly Chronicle of the Feudal Lords Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 134
• 卷六　秦四 Chapter 6: Qin IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 132
• 宣公 Lord Xuan The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 129
• 卷二十七　韓二 Chapter 27: Han II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 128

Collocations

• 楚子 (楚子) 楚子合諸侯于沈鹿 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 49
• 楚人 (楚人) 楚人上左 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 45
• 楚师 (楚師) 請追楚師 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 22
• 及楚 (及楚) 隨及楚平 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 15
• 伐楚 (伐楚) 蓼伐楚師 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 10
• 楚丘 (楚丘) 文公徙居楚丘 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧定之方中 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Ding Zhi Fang Zhong — count: 9
• 叛楚 (叛楚) 巴人叛楚而伐那處 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 7
• 楚令尹 (楚令尹) 楚令尹子元欲蠱文夫人 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
• 楚子曰 (楚子曰) 鬬伯比言于楚子曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 5
• 楚平 (楚平) 隨及楚平 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 4