Chu Definition

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(historical) An ancient Chinese viscounty and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty (c. 1030–223 BC) along the Yangtze River.

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(historical) The realm of this state, as a region or fief in later imperial China.

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(historical) Huan Chu, the short-lived kingdom of Huan Xuan (AD 403–404)

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(historical) Ma Chu, a kingdom (907–951) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

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Origin of Chu

  • Also derived from numerous pinyin romanizations of Mandarin Chinese surnames including 楚, 储, and 褚 (Chu).

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  • Typically, the Wade-Giles romanization of the common Mandarin Chinese surname 朱 (Zhu).

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  • From Mandarin Chinese 楚 (Chǔ)

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