楚

  • distinct
  • clear
  • orderly
  • pain
  • suffering
  • deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)
  • punishment cane (old)
  • surname Chu
  • abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 Hú běi Shěng and Hunan 湖南省 Hú nán Shěng provinces together
  • Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)