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 Chinese surname 朱 (Zhu).
Also derived from numerous pinyin romanizations of Mandarin Chinese surnames including 楚, 储, and 褚 (Chu).
Proper noun
Chu
- A surname from Chinese.
Derived terms
- Chu-Harrington limit
Etymology 2
From Mandarin Chinese 楚 (Chǔ).
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Ch'u
Proper noun
Chu
- (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, volume X, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, ISSN 0012-8813, OCLC 751117974, 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.
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- (historical) The realm of this state, as a region or fief in later imperial China.
- (historical) Huan Chu, the short-lived kingdom of Huan Xuan (403–404 C.E.).
- (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
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃu/, [ˈt͡ʃu]
Proper noun
Chu
- a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin
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
- a surname from Chinese
See also
- Châu