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)

Pronunciation

• enPR: jo͞o

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)

Pronunciation

• enPR: cho͞o

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, Élisée Reclus, translated by Ernest George Ravenstein et al., 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)
• Polish: Czu f
• Russian: Чу (ru) (Ču)

Anagrams

• UHC, cuh, huc

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Tjoe, Tjoa (chiefly 1901–1947)
• Tju (chiefly 1947–1972)
• Cu

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 朱 (Chu) and Hakka 朱 (Chû)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃhu/ [ˈt͡ʃhu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: Chu

Proper noun

Chu

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.
2. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 朱 (Chu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃu/ [ˈt͡ʃʊ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsu/ [ˈt͡sʊ]
• 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 or 朱.

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

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

See also

• Châu

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