| 楚国 | [ chǔ guó ] 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 |
| 楚州区 | [ chǔ zhoū qū ] Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 楚怀王 | [ chǔ wáng ] King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC), later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC) |
| 楚河汉界 | [ chǔ hé hàn jiè ] lit. the river that divides Chu and Han, fig. a line that divides rival territories, the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard |
| 楚汉战争 | [ chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng ] 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 |
| 楚汉相争 | [ chǔ hàn xiāng zhēng ] see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1] |
| 楚庄王 | [ chǔ zhuāng wáng ] King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 |
| 楚辞 | [ chǔ cí ] Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC) |
| 楚雄彝族自治州 | [ chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhoū ] Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市[Chu3 xiong2 Shi4] |
| ⇒ 中俄尼布楚条约 | [ zhōng é ní bù chǔ yuē ] Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia |
| ⇒ 口齿清楚 | [ koǔ chǐ qīng chu ] clear diction, clear articulation |
| ⇒ 吴楚 | [ wú chǔ ] southern states of Wu and Chu, the middle and lower Yangtze valley |
| ⇒ 吴头楚尾 | [ wú toú chǔ weǐ ] lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together, head-to-tail, one thing starts where the other leaves off |
| ⇒ 天低吴楚，眼空无物 | [ tiān dī wú chǔ yǎn kōng wú wù ] the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon |
| ⇒ 尼布楚条约 | [ ní bù chǔ yuē ] Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia |
| ⇒ 巴楚县 | [ bā chǔ xiàn ] Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang |
| ⇒ 凄楚 | [ qī chǔ ] sad, wretched, miserable |
| ⇒ 乌讷楚 | [ wū nè chǔ ] Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 翘楚 | [ chǔ ] person of outstanding talent |
| ⇒ 荆楚网 | [ jīng chǔ wǎng ] IPTV (PRC media network) |
| ⇒ 荆楚网视 | [ jīng chǔ wǎng shì ] IPTV (PRC media network) |
| ⇒ 苌楚 | [ cháng chǔ ] plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola), kiwi fruit |
| ⇒ 钟楚红 | [ zhōng chǔ hóng ] Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress |
| ⇒ 隽楚 | [ juàn chǔ ] outstanding, extraordinary, preeminent |
| ⇒ 头脑清楚 | [ toú naǒ qīng chu ] lucid, clear-headed, sensible |
| ⇒ 马穆楚 | [ mǎ mù chǔ ] Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte |
