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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How to pronounce 楚

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= chu initial

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

楚 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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shū = shu + Ø1
foot
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= y + a3
variant of 雅[ya3]
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= pi + Ø3
variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt
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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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Characters with 楚 as component

chǔ = chu + Ø3
foundation / base
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chù = chu + Ø4
rough and rugged
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chù = chu + Ø4
to be afraid
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Words with 楚

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clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
pain / anguish / suffering

Sentences with 楚

楚 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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