楚
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distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
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Dict coverage rank #1,589 U+695A
How 楚 is formed
How to remember it
clear · Heisig RSH #399
zoo + 林 woods
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 楚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 se… |
| 一清二楚 | yī qīng èr chǔ | to be very clear about sth (idiom) |
| 尼布楚条约 | Ní bù chǔ Tiáo yuē | Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia |
| 头脑清楚 | tóu nǎo qīng chu | lucid; clear-headed; sensible |
| 中俄尼布楚条约 | Zhōng É Ní bù chǔ Tiáo yuē | Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia |
| 巴楚县 | Bā chǔ Xiàn | Maralbexi, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市[Ka1 shi2 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 不清楚 | bù qīng chu | unclear; not understood; currently unknown |
| 楚河汉界 | Chǔ hé Hàn jiè | lit. the river that divides Chu and Han; fig. a line that divides rival territories; the m… |
| 年楚河 | Nián chǔ Hé | Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo |
| 四面楚歌 | sì miàn Chǔ gē | lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and with… |
| 楚汉相争 | Chǔ Hàn Xiāng zhēng | see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1] |
| 口齿清楚 | kǒu chǐ qīng chu | clear diction; clear articulation |
| 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 … |
| 楚雄彝族自治州 | Chǔ xióng Yí zú Zì zhì zhōu | Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3] |
| 吴头楚尾 | Wú tóu Chǔ wěi | lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing star… |
| 楚国 | Chǔ guó | the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in Ch… |
| 楚雄市 | Chǔ xióng Shì | Chuxiong, a county-level city in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2… |
| 巴楚 | Bā chǔ | see 巴楚縣|巴楚县[Ba1 chu3 Xian4] |
| 楚雄州 | Chǔ xióng Zhōu | see 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] |
| 钟楚红 | Zhōng Chǔ hóng | Cherie Chung (1960–), Hong Kong actress |