"Chu" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /tʃu/
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Typically, the Wade–Giles romanization of the common Mandarin 朱 (Zhū) Wade-Giles romanization: Chu¹. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles, {{bor|en|cmn|^朱|tr=Zhū}} Mandarin 朱 (Zhū) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chu
  1. A surname from Mandarin. Synonyms: Zhu [Hanyu-Pinyin] Derived forms: Chu-Harrington limit
    Sense id: en-Chu-en-name-FLxmAR-a Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 6 22 24 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 24 12 6 7 7 17 1 6 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /tʃu/
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Mandarin 楚 (Chǔ), 储 (Chǔ), and 褚 (Chǔ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|楚|tr=Chǔ}} Mandarin 楚 (Chǔ), {{m|cmn|^储}} 储 (Chǔ), {{m|cmn|^褚|tr=Chǔ}} 褚 (Chǔ) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Chu-en-name-HOzsdXAF Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 24 12 6 7 7 17 1 6 20
  2. (historical) The realm of this state, as a region or fief in later imperial China. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Chu-en-name-vSAJu4QC
  3. (historical) Huan Chu, the short-lived kingdom of Huan Xuan (403–404 C.E.). Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Chu-en-name-N7jglPlQ
  4. (historical) Ma Chu, a kingdom (907–951 C.E.) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Chu-en-name-Unkzsdn2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Huan Chu (5th century state), Ma Chu (10th century state), Ch'u (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃu/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt͡ʃu] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Hokkien 朱 (Chu). Etymology templates: {{bor|tl|nan-hbl|朱|tr=Chu}} Hokkien 朱 (Chu) Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Chu (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)
  1. a surname from Hokkien

Adjective [Tsuut'ina]

IPA: /tʃu/ Forms: chū [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|srs|noun|head=chū}} chū, {{srs-head|noun|chū}} chū, {{srs-adj|chū}} chū
  1. big
    Sense id: en-Chu-srs-adj-KiH-bVkq Categories (other): Tsuut'ina entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Vietnamese]

IPA: [t͡ɕu˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕʊw˧˧] [Huế], [cʊw˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 周 or 朱. Etymology templates: {{m|vi|周|t=}} 周, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|周}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 周, {{m|zh|朱}} 朱 Head templates: {{head|vi|proper noun|head=Chu|tr=}} Chu
  1. the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE) Categories (topical): Chinese dynasties Derived forms: Bắc Chu, Chu triều, Đông Chu, nhà Chu, Tây Chu
    Sense id: en-Chu-vi-name-FoPUWM01 Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 81 19 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks: 78 22 Related terms: Châu, 2070 – 1600 BCE, 1600 – 1046 BCE, 1046 – 256 BCE, Western Zhou西周 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Eastern Zhou東周 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Spring and Autumn period春秋, Warring States period戰國, 221 – 206 BCE, 206 BCE – 220 C.E., Western Han西漢 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Xin新 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Eastern Han東漢 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), 220 – 280 C.E., Wei魏, Shu Han蜀漢, Wu吳, 266 – 420 C.E., Western Jin西晉 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Eastern Jin東晉 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), 420 – 589 C.E., Northern dynasties北朝 (alt: ~ triều), Northern Wei北魏 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Western Wei西魏 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Eastern Wei東魏 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Northern Zhou北周 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Northern Qi北齊 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Southern dynasties南朝 (alt: ~ triều), Liu Song劉宋 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Southern Qi南齊 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Liang梁 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Chen陳 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), 581 – 618 C.E., 618 – 907 C.E., 907 – 960 C.E., 907 – 1125 C.E., 960 – 1279 C.E., Northern Song北宋 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), Southern Song南宋 (alt: nhà ~; ~ triều), 1038 – 1227 C.E., 1115 – 1234 C.E., 1124 – 1218 C.E., 1271 – 1368 C.E., 1368 – 1644 C.E., 1636 – 1912 C.E.
  2. a surname from Chinese
    Sense id: en-Chu-vi-name-cgTcznke Categories (other): Vietnamese surnames, Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 24 12 6 7 7 17 1 6 20

Alternative forms

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    "Eastern Han dynasty",
    "Eastern Wei",
    "Eastern Wu",
    "Eastern Zhou dynasty",
    "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms",
    "Han dynasty",
    "Jin dynasty (1115–1234)",
    "Jin dynasty (266–420)",
    "Liang dynasty",
    "Liao dynasty",
    "Liu Song dynasty",
    "Ming dynasty",
    "Northern Qi",
    "Northern Wei",
    "Northern Zhou",
    "Northern and Southern dynasties",
    "Qin dynasty",
    "Qing dynasty",
    "Shang dynasty",
    "Shu Han",
    "Song dynasty",
    "Southern Qi",
    "Southern and Northern dynasties",
    "Spring and Autumn period",
    "Sui dynasty",
    "Tang dynasty",
    "Three Kingdoms",
    "Warring States period",
    "Western Han dynasty",
    "Western Liao",
    "Western Wei",
    "Western Xia",
    "Western Zhou dynasty",
    "Xia dynasty",
    "Xin dynasty",
    "Yuan dynasty",
    "Zhou dynasty"
  ],
  "word": "Chu"
}

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