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 朱しゅ (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 楚すわえ (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)

Etymology 3

From Russian Чу (Ču), from its local name.

Proper noun

Chu

1. A river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
   • 1884, Ernest George Ravenstein & al. translating Élisée Reclus as The Earth and Its Inhabitants, Vol. VI, p. 187:

     The Kara-tau, or "Black Mountain," the last spur of the Tian-shan towards the north-west, seldom exceeds 6,500 feet in height, but is geographically of great importance, as forming the water-parting between the Sir and Chu basins. It also abounds most in coal, iron, copper, and argentiferous lead.

Synonyms

• Shu, Chui, Chuy

Translations

Translations

• Kazakh: Шу (Şu), Şu
• Kyrgyz: Чүй (Cüy)
• Russian: Чу (ru) (Ču)

Anagrams

• UHC, cuh, huc

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 朱しゅ (Chu).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Chu (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino 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 周しゅう or 朱しゅ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) 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
• Đông Chu
• nhà Chu
• Tây Chu

 

See also

• Châu

Dynasties (朝代あさよ) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏なつ (nhà Hạ)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商しょう (nhà Thương) 殷いん (nhà Ân)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周しゅう (nhà Chu)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西にし周あまね (nhà Tây Chu)
		Eastern Zhou 東あずま周あまね (nhà Đông Chu)	Spring and Autumn period 春秋しゅんじゅう
			Warring States period 戰國せんごく
Qin 秦はた (nhà Tần)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢かん (nhà Hán)	206 BCE – 220 C.E.	Western Han 西にし漢かん (nhà Tây Hán)
		Xin 新しん (nhà Tân)
		Eastern Han 東ひがし漢かん (nhà Đông Hán)
Three Kingdoms 三さん國こく	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏たかし
		Shu Han 蜀しょく漢かん
		Wu 吳ご
Jin 晉すすむ (nhà Tấn)	266 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西にし晉すすむ (nhà Tây Tấn)
		Eastern Jin 東あずま晉すすむ (nhà Đông Tấn)
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北なんぼく朝あさ (~ triều)	420 – 589 C.E.	Northern dynasties 北朝ほくちょう (~ triều)	Northern Wei 北きた魏たかし (nhà Bắc Nguỵ)
			Western Wei 西にし魏たかし (nhà Tây Nguỵ)
			Eastern Wei 東あずま魏たかし (nhà Đông Nguỵ)
			Northern Zhou 北きた周あまね (nhà Bắc Chu)
			Northern Qi 北きた齊ひとし (nhà Bắc Tề)
		Southern dynasties 南朝なんちょう (~ triều)	Liu Song 劉りゅう宋そう (nhà Lưu Tống)
			Southern Qi 南みなみ齊ひとし (nhà Nam Tề)
			Liang 梁りょう (nhà Lương)
			Chen 陳ひね (nhà Trần)
Sui 隋ずい (nhà Tuỳ)	581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐とう (nhà Đường)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五ご代だい十じゅう國こく	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼りょう (nhà Liêu)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋そう (nhà Tống)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北きた宋そう (nhà Bắc Tống)
		Southern Song 南みなみ宋そう (nhà Nam Tống)
Western Xia 西にし夏なつ (nhà Tây Hạ)	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金きむ (nhà Kim)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西にし遼りょう (nhà Tây Liêu)	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元もと (nhà Nguyên)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明あきら (nhà Minh)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清きよし (nhà Thanh)	1636 – 1912 C.E.