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chu , chǔ(chu3) // pronunciations of 楚 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 楚

Unihan definition: name of feudal state; clear

Number of strokes: 13
Examples of other characters consisting of 13 strokes: , , , , , , , , ,

Radical:  75.9

HSK level: 3
Other HSK 3 characters: , , , , , , , , , more hsk 3 charaters »

Frequency rank: 859

General standard index number: 2864

Examples of words containing this character: 凄楚, 吴楚, 巴楚, 悲楚, 棘楚, 楚国, 楚州, 楚楚, 楚辞, 楚雄, 清楚, 痛楚, 翘楚, 苦楚, 苌楚, 酸楚, 隽楚, 不清楚, 宋楚瑜, 巴楚县, 年楚河, 楚州区, 楚怀王, 楚庄王, 楚雄州

English translation (based on CEDICT):

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)
楚[chǔ]:
- distinct
- clear
- orderly
- pain
- suffering
- deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
- punishment cane (old)

Details

Unicode code point: U+695A

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