| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct; to understand thorougly; to be clear about |
| 楚 | chǔ | distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old); surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 and Hunan 湖南省 provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC) |
| 一清二楚 | yī qīng èr chǔ | to be very clear about sth (idiom) |
| 楚辞 | Chǔ cí | Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC) |
| 苦楚 | kǔ chǔ | suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological) |
| 痛楚 | tòng chǔ | pain; anguish; suffering |
| 不清楚 | bù qīng chu | unclear; not understood; currently unknown |
| 中俄尼布楚条约 | zhōng é ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē | Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia |
| 凄楚 | qī chǔ | sad; wretched; miserable |
| 口齿清楚 | kǒu chǐ qīng chu | clear diction; clear articulation |
| 吴楚 | Wú Chǔ | southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley |
| 吴头楚尾 | Wú tóu Chǔ wěi | lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off |
| 四面楚歌 | sì miàn chǔ gē | lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help |
天低吴楚，
眼空无物 | tiān dī Wú Chǔ ,
yǎn kōng wú wù | the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon |
| 宋楚瑜 | Sòng Chǔ yú | James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 亲民党 |
| 尼布楚条约 | Ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē | Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia |
| 巴楚 | Bā chǔ | Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地区, west Xinjiang |
| 巴楚县 | Bā chǔ xiàn | Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地区, west Xinjiang |
| 年楚河 | Nián chǔ hé | Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo |
| 朝秦暮楚 | zhāo Qín mù Chǔ | serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides |
| 棘楚 | jí chǔ | thorny problem; troublesome affair |
| 楚国 | Chǔ guó | the state of Chu (history) |
| 楚州 | Chǔ zhōu | Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu |
| 楚州区 | Chǔ zhōu qū | Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu |
| 楚怀王 | Chǔ Huái wáng | King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC); later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC) |
| 楚楚 | chǔ chǔ | neat; lovely |
| 楚汉战争 | Chǔ Hàn zhàn zhēng | the war of 206-202 BC between Liu Bang 刘邦 of Han and Xiangyu 项羽 of Chu |
| 楚庄王 | Chǔ Zhuāng wáng | King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 |
| 楚雄 | Chǔ xióng | Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 in central Yunnan |
| 楚雄州 | Chǔ xióng zhōu | abbr. for 楚雄彝族自治州 |
| 楚雄市 | Chǔ xióng shì | Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 in central Yunnan |
| 楚雄彝族自治州 | Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市 |
| 乌讷楚 | Wū nè chǔ | Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia |
| 目前还不清楚 | mù qián hái bù qīng chǔ | at present it is still unclear.... |
| 翘楚 | qiáo chǔ | to stand out |
| 荆楚网 | jīng chǔ wǎng | IPTV (PRC media network) |
| 荆楚网视 | jīng chǔ wǎng shì | IPTV (PRC media network) |
| 苌楚 | cháng chǔ | plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola); kiwi fruit |
| 衣冠楚楚 | yī guān chǔ chǔ | immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper |
| 钟楚红 | Zhōng Chǔ hóng | Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress |
| 隽楚 | juàn chǔ | outstanding; extraordinary; preeminent |
| 头脑清楚 | tóu nǎo qīng chu | lucid; clear-headed; sensible |
