楚(chǔ)

HSK 213 strokes

surname Chu

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Character information

Pinyin
chǔ
Meaning
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)
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 楚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱林疋

Made of

林lín疋pǐ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 楚 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 楚

Common words using 楚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qīng清chǔ楚
HSK 2

clear

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wú吴chǔ楚

southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley

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bā巴chǔ楚

Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 …

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bēi悲chǔ楚

sorrowful; grieved

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yī一qīng清èr二chǔ楚

to be very clear about sth (idiom)

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wú吴tóu头chǔ楚wěi尾

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together

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sì四miàn面chǔ楚gē歌

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)

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sòng宋chǔ楚yú瑜

James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he foun…

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清吴巴悲一二头尾

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