chǔ = chu + Ø3
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)
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chǔ = chu + Ø3
distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)
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楚 character breakdown

= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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lín = li + (e)n2
woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)
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= pi + Ø3
variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt
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shū = shu + Ø1
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= y + a3
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