楚 co² {chǔ}

1. distinct
2. clear
3. orderly
4. pain
5. suffering
6. deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
7. punishment cane (old)

楚 co² {Chǔ}

1. surname Chu
2. abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 and Hunan 湖南省 provinces together
3. Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)

楚辭〔-辞〕 co² ci⁴ {Chǔ cí}

Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)

楚楚 co² co² {chǔ chǔ}

1. neat
2. lovely

楚國〔-国〕 co² gwok³ {Chǔ guó}

the state of Chu (history)

楚雄 co² hung⁴ {Chǔ xióng}

Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州 in central Yunnan

楚州 co² zau¹ {Chǔ zhōu}

Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu

楚雄市 co² hung⁴ si⁵ {Chǔ xióng shì}

Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州 in central Yunnan

楚雄州 co² hung⁴ zau¹ {Chǔ xióng zhōu}

abbr. for 楚雄彞族自治州

楚懷王〔-怀-〕 co² waai⁴ wong⁴ {Chǔ Huái wáng}

1. King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
2. later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)

楚州區〔--区〕 co² zau¹ keoi¹ {Chǔ zhōu qū}

Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu

楚莊王〔-庄-〕 co² zong¹ wong⁴ {Chǔ Zhuāng wáng}

King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

楚楚可憐〔---怜〕 co² co² ho² lin⁴ {chǔ chǔ kě lián}

delicate and charming

楚河漢界〔--汉-〕 co² ho⁴ hon³ gaai³ {Chǔ hé Hàn jiè}

1. lit. the river that divides Chu and Han
2. fig. a line that divides rival territories
3. the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard

楚漢戰爭〔-汉战争〕 co² hon³ zin³ zang¹ {Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng}

Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦 of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽 of Chu

楚雄彞族自治州〔--彝----〕 co² hung⁴ ji⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ zau¹ {Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu}

Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市