楚
楚 - chǔ
name of feudal state; clear
name of feudal state; clearHow to read 楚
Click 楚 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 楚 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 楚 |
| Pinyin | chǔ |
| English | name of feudal state; clear |
| Radical hint | 木 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 楚国 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 楚楚. “”。 Please read 楚辞 one more time.
Common words with this character
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
neat; lovely
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]
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 楚 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 楚国 and 楚楚 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.