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- 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)
- distinct
- clear
- orderly
- pain
- suffering
- deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
- punishment cane (old)
Trad. 萇楚
- plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
- kiwi fruit
Trad. 楚國
- the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
Trad. 楚辭
- Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚[Chu3], collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
- see 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
- see 楚雄市[Chu3 xiong2 Shi4]
- Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
Trad. 吳楚
- southern states of Wu and Chu
- the middle and lower Yangtze valley
Trad. 烏訥楚
- Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 楚懷王
- King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
- later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
Trad. 楚莊王
- King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- Chuxiong, a county-level city in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
- James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
Trad. 巴楚縣
- Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
- Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
- serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
- lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
- fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
Trad. 楚楚可憐
- (idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
Trad. 楚河漢界
- lit. the river that divides Chu and Han
- fig. a line that divides rival territories
- the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard
Trad. 楚漢戰爭
- Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu
Trad. 楚漢相爭
- see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
- Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it
Trad. 吳頭楚尾
- lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
- head-to-tail
- one thing starts where the other leaves off
Trad. 尼布楚條約
- Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia
- Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
Trad. 中俄尼布楚條約
- Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
Trad. 天低吳楚，眼空無物
- the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon