Chu

• IPA^(key): /tʃu/
• Homophone: chew

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

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

Chu

1. A Chinese surname​.

• Chu-Harrington limit

From Mandarin Chinese 楚 (Chǔ)

Chu

1. (historical) An ancient Chinese viscounty and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty (circa 1030–223 BCE) along the Yangtze River.
2. (historical) The realm of this state, as a region or fief in later imperial China.
3. (historical) Huan Chu, the short-lived kingdom of Huan Xuan (403–404 CE).
4. (historical) Ma Chu, a kingdom (907–951 CE) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

• Huan Chu (5th century state)
• Ma Chu (10th century state)

• UHC, huc

Sino-Vietnamese word from 周 or 朱.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cʊw˧˧]
• Homophones: chu, tru

Chu

1. A surname​.

• Châu