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楚

chǔ

chǔ · co2 (Jyutping)

  1. abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together
  2. Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)
  3. distinct
  4. clear
  5. orderly
  6. pain
  7. suffering
  8. deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
  9. punishment cane (old)
  10. surname Chu

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Character breakdown

楚

Meaning
name of feudal state; clear
Radical
木
Strokes
13
Components
⿱林疋
Cangjie
DDNYO
Four-corner
4480.1

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