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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
出 chū	出 \| 出* \| *出	to go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc	HSK 1


出 chū	出 \| 出* \| *出	variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)	齣 HSK 1


初 chū	初 \| 初* \| *初	at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic	HSK 3


处 chù	处 \| 处* \| *处	(bound form) place; locality / (bound form) part; aspect / (bound form) office; department; bureau / classifier for locations: spot, point	處 HSK 4


除 chú	除 \| 除* \| *除	to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including	HSK 6


处 chǔ	处 \| 处* \| *处	to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish	處


触 chù	触 \| 触* \| *触	to touch / to make contact with sth / to stir up sb's emotions	觸


畜 chù	畜 \| 畜* \| *畜	livestock / domesticated animal / domestic animal


楚 Chǔ	楚 \| 楚* \| *楚	surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 and Hunan 湖南省 provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)


楚 chǔ	楚 \| 楚* \| *楚	distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)


雏 chú	雏 \| 雏* \| *雏	(bound form) chick; young bird	雛


储 Chǔ	储 \| 储* \| *储	surname Chu / Taiwan pr. [Chu2]	儲


储 chǔ	储 \| 储* \| *储	(bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve / heir to the throne / Taiwan pr. [chu2]	儲


矗 chù	矗 \| 矗* \| *矗	lofty / upright


儊 chù	儊 \| 儊* \| *儊	rough and rugged


厨 chú	厨 \| 厨* \| *厨	kitchen	廚


屈原 Qū Yuán	屈原 \| 屈原* \| *屈原	Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷｜离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭｜楚辞


荆 jīng	荆 \| 荆* \| *荆	chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國｜楚国	荊


亍 chù	亍 \| 亍* \| *亍	to step with the right foot (used in 彳亍)


离骚 Lí Sāo	离骚 \| 离骚* \| *离骚	On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 in Songs of Chu 楚辭｜楚辞	離騷


楚辞 Chǔcí	楚辞 \| 楚辞* \| *楚辞	Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚, collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝｜汉朝	楚辭


松潘 Sōngpān	松潘 \| 松潘* \| *松潘	Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州｜阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan


芭 bā	芭 \| 芭* \| *芭	an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭｜楚辞 / used in 芭蕉 / used in transliteration


雅江 Yǎjiāng	雅江 \| 雅江* \| *雅江	Yajiang county (Tibetan: nyag chu rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)


杵 chǔ	杵 \| 杵* \| *杵	pestle / to poke


础 chǔ	础 \| 础* \| *础	foundation / base	礎


锄 chú	锄 \| 锄* \| *锄	a hoe / to hoe or dig / to weed / to get rid of	鋤


禇 chǔ	禇 \| 禇* \| *禇	erroneous form of 褚


黜 chù	黜 \| 黜* \| *黜	to dismiss from office / to expel


鸿沟 hónggōu	鸿沟 \| 鸿沟* \| *鸿沟	(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap / (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 漢｜汉	鴻溝


褚 Chǔ	褚 \| 褚* \| *褚	surname Chu


滁 Chú	滁 \| 滁* \| *滁	name of a river in Anhui


橱 chú	橱 \| 橱* \| *橱	wardrobe / closet / cabinet	櫥


金川 Jīnchuān	金川 \| 金川* \| *金川	Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州｜阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan


黑水 Hēishuǐ	黑水 \| 黑水* \| *黑水	Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州｜阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan


郢 Yǐng	郢 \| 郢* \| *郢	Ying, ancient capital of Chu 楚 in Hubei, Jianling county 江陵縣｜江陵县


怵 chù	怵 \| 怵* \| *怵	fearful / timid / to fear


曲水 Qǔshuǐ	曲水 \| 曲水* \| *曲水	Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩｜拉萨, Tibet


四面楚歌 sìmiàn Chǔgē	四面楚歌 \| 四面楚歌* \| *四面楚歌	lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) / fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help


刍 chú	刍 \| 刍* \| *刍	to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder	芻


绌 chù	绌 \| 绌* \| *绌	crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch	絀


毛遂自荐 Máo Suìzìjiàn	毛遂自荐 \| 毛遂自荐* \| *毛遂自荐	Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)	毛遂自薦


搐 chù	搐 \| 搐* \| *搐	to twitch; to have a spasm


厨 chú	厨 \| 厨* \| *厨	old variant of 廚｜厨	㕑


樗 chū	樗 \| 樗* \| *樗	simaroubaceae


濋 Chǔ	濋 \| 濋* \| *濋	name of an ancient river (in present-day Dingtao County 定陶縣｜定陶县, Shandong)


暗渡陈仓 àndù Chéncāng	暗渡陈仓 \| 暗渡陈仓* \| *暗渡陈仓	lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion	暗渡陳倉


鉏 chú	鉏 \| 鉏* \| *鉏	hoe


幮 chú	幮 \| 幮* \| *幮	a kind of mosquito net / bed curtain


俶 chù	俶 \| 俶* \| *俶	to begin


躇 chú	躇 \| 躇* \| *躇	used in 躊躇｜踌躇


下里巴人 xiàlǐbārén	下里巴人 \| 下里巴人* \| *下里巴人	folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國｜楚国 / popular art forms (contrasted with 陽春白雪｜阳春白雪, highbrow art forms)


楚国 Chǔguó	楚国 \| 楚国* \| *楚国	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	楚國


楮 chǔ	楮 \| 楮* \| *楮	Broussonetia kasinoki


曲麻莱 Qǔmálái	曲麻莱 \| 曲麻莱* \| *曲麻莱	Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州｜玉树藏族自治州, Qinghai	曲麻萊


憷 chù	憷 \| 憷* \| *憷	to be afraid


蹰 chú	蹰 \| 蹰* \| *蹰	used in 踟躕｜踟蹰	躕


阰 pí	阰 \| 阰* \| *阰	mountain in ancient Chu


蒢 chú	蒢 \| 蒢* \| *蒢	hedysarum


蜍 chú	蜍 \| 蜍* \| *蜍	Bufo vulgaris / toad


篨 chú	篨 \| 篨* \| *篨	crude bamboo mat


閦 chù	閦 \| 閦* \| *閦	crowd / transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛


毛遂 Máo Suì	毛遂 \| 毛遂* \| *毛遂	Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦｜毛遂自荐


豖 chù	豖 \| 豖* \| *豖	a shackled pig


岀 chū	岀 \| 岀* \| *岀	old variant of 出


朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qínmù Chǔ	朝秦暮楚 \| 朝秦暮楚* \| *朝秦暮楚	serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides


䢺 chū	䢺 \| 䢺* \| *䢺	(used in place names)


鄐 Chù	鄐 \| 鄐* \| *鄐	surname Chu


耡 chú	耡 \| 耡* \| *耡	hoe


明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 míngxiūzhàndào, 'àndù Chéncāng	明修…陈仓 \| 明修…陈仓* \| *明修…陈仓	lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion	明修棧道，暗渡陳倉


歜 chù	歜 \| 歜* \| *歜	(person) / angry


萧何 Xiāo Hé	萧何 \| 萧何* \| *萧何	Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦｜刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭｜楚汉战争	蕭何


㛀 chú	㛀 \| 㛀* \| *㛀	pregnant woman (archaic)	媰


䝙 chū	䝙 \| 䝙* \| *䝙	(archaic) animal resembling a tiger	貙


吴楚 Wú Chǔ	吴楚 \| 吴楚* \| *吴楚	southern states of Wu and Chu / the middle and lower Yangtze valley	吳楚


蒭 chú	蒭 \| 蒭* \| *蒭	old variant of 芻｜刍


曹参 Cáo Cān	曹参 \| 曹参* \| *曹参	Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦｜刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭｜楚汉战争 / also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]	曹參


天问 Tiānwèn	天问 \| 天问* \| *天问	Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原 / Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem	天問


朱熹 Zhū Xī	朱熹 \| 朱熹* \| *朱熹	Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism


処 chǔ	処 \| 処* \| *処	old variant of 處｜处


周处 Zhōu Chǔ	周处 \| 周处* \| *周处	Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general	周處


优孟 Yōu Mèng	优孟 \| 优孟* \| *优孟	You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王｜楚庄王, known for his intelligence and sharp tongue	優孟


朱立伦 Zhū Lìlún	朱立伦 \| 朱立伦* \| *朱立伦	Eric Chu (1961-), Taiwanese KMT politician	朱立倫


洪秀柱 Hóng Xiùzhù	洪秀柱 \| 洪秀柱* \| *洪秀柱	Hung Hsiu-chu (1948-), Taiwanese KMT politician


褚遂良 Chǔ Suìliáng	褚遂良 \| 褚遂良* \| *褚遂良	Chu Suiliang (596-659), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家


楚河汉界 Chǔhé Hànjiè	楚河汉界 \| 楚河汉界* \| *楚河汉界	lit. the river that divides Chu and Han / fig. a line that divides rival territories / the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard	楚河漢界


楚汉战争 Chǔ Hàn Zhànzhēng	楚汉战争 \| 楚汉战争* \| *楚汉战争	Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu	楚漢戰爭


褚人获 Chǔ Rénhuò	褚人获 \| 褚人获* \| *褚人获	Chu Renhuo (1635-1682), author of historical novel Dramatized History of Sui and Tang 隋唐演義｜隋唐演义	褚人獲


曲麻莱县 Qǔmálái Xiàn	曲麻莱县 \| 曲麻莱县* \| *曲麻莱县	Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州｜玉树藏族自治州, Qinghai	曲麻萊縣


金川县 Jīnchuān Xiàn	金川县 \| 金川县* \| *金川县	Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州｜阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan	金川縣


年楚河 Niánchǔ Hé	年楚河 \| 年楚河* \| *年楚河	Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo


春秋五霸 Chūnqiū Wǔbà	春秋五霸 \| 春秋五霸* \| *春秋五霸	the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公｜齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公｜晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王｜楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭｜吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐｜越王勾践


曲水县 Qǔshuǐxiàn	曲水县 \| 曲水县* \| *曲水县	Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩｜拉萨, Tibet	曲水縣


雅江县 Yǎjiāngxiàn	雅江县 \| 雅江县* \| *雅江县	Yajiang county (Tibetan: nyag chu rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)	雅江縣


黑水县 Hēishuǐ Xiàn	黑水县 \| 黑水县* \| *黑水县	Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州｜阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan	黑水縣


吴市吹箫 Wúshìchuīxiāo	吴市吹箫 \| 吴市吹箫* \| *吴市吹箫	to beg while playing the xiao 簫｜箫 (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician	吳市吹簫


伍奢 Wǔshē	伍奢 \| 伍奢* \| *伍奢	Wu She (-522 BC), powerful minister of Chu and father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥


吴头楚尾 Wútóu Chǔwěi	吴头楚尾 \| 吴头楚尾* \| *吴头楚尾	lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off	吳頭楚尾


吹箫乞食 chuīxiāoqǐshí	吹箫乞食 \| 吹箫乞食* \| *吹箫乞食	to beg while playing the xiao 簫｜箫 (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician	吹簫乞食


唐初四大家 Tángchū Sì Dàjiā	唐初四大家 \| 唐初四大家* \| *唐初四大家	Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang / refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南, Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢｜欧阳询, Chu Suiliang 褚遂良 and Xue Ji 薛稷

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