Chu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chu"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃu/
• Homophone: chew
• Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1

Typically, the Wade–Giles romanization of the common Mandarin 朱 (Zhū) Wade-Giles romanization: Chu¹.

Alternative forms

• Zhu (Hanyu Pinyin)

Proper noun

Chu

1. A surname from Mandarin.

Derived terms

• Chu-Harrington limit

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 楚 (Chǔ), 储 (Chǔ), and 褚 (Chǔ).

Alternative forms

• Ch'u (Wade–Giles)

Proper noun

Chu

1. (historical) An ancient Chinese viscounty and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty (circa 1030–223 B.C.E.) along the Yangtze River.
   • 1971, “Historical Relic Unearthed During the Cultural Revolution”, in Eastern Horizon‎^[1], volume X, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26, column 2:

     A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province.

2. (historical) The realm of this state, as a region or fief in later imperial China.
3. (historical) Huan Chu, the short-lived kingdom of Huan Xuan (403–404 C.E.).
4. (historical) Ma Chu, a kingdom (907–951 C.E.) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Synonyms

• Huan Chu (5th century state)
• Ma Chu (10th century state)

Anagrams

• UHC, cuh, huc

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 朱 (“Chu”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃu/, [ˈt͡ʃu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Homophones: Cheu, Chew, Chiu

Proper noun

Chu (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. a surname from Hokkien

Tsuut'ina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃu/

Adjective

chū

1. big

References

• Gūnáhà. Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute. https://gunaha.altlab.app/

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 周 or 朱.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cʊw˧˧]
• Homophones: chu, tru

Proper noun

Chu

1. the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE)
2. a surname from Chinese

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Bắc Chu
• Chu triều
• Đông Chu
• nhà Chu
• Tây Chu

 

See also

• Châu

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (nhà ～, ～ triều) 殷 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
		Eastern Zhou 東周 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
			Warring States period 戰國
Qin 秦 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	206 BCE – 220 C.E.	Western Han 西漢 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
		Xin 新 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
		Eastern Han 東漢 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
Three Kingdoms 三國	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢
		Wu 吳
Jin 晉 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	266 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西晉 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
		Eastern Jin 東晉 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 (~ triều)	420 – 589 C.E.	Northern dynasties 北朝 (~ triều)	Northern Wei 北魏 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
			Western Wei 西魏 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
			Eastern Wei 東魏 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
			Northern Zhou 北周 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
			Northern Qi 北齊 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
		Southern dynasties 南朝 (~ triều)	Liu Song 劉宋 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
			Southern Qi 南齊 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
			Liang 梁 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
			Chen 陳 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
Sui 隋 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北宋 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
		Southern Song 南宋 (nhà ～, ～ triều)
Western Xia 西夏 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (nhà ～, ～ triều)	1636 – 1912 C.E.