| 释义 |
 | 楚1 | | chŭ | 形名 | | | I 形 clear; neat: | | | 清楚 clear; distinct |
| II 名 〈书〉 pang; suffering: | | | 苦楚 suffering; misery |
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 | 楚2 | | Chŭ | 名 | | | 1 one of the Warring States into which China was divided during the Eastern Zhou period (770-256 BC), occupying what is now Hubei and northern Hunan |
| 2 name for what is now Hunan and esp. Hubei |
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