chu
/tʃuː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.50 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
pron
You.
Slang
noun
Initialism of containerized housing unit, a shipping container converted to living space.
name
Initialism of Chung Hua University, a university in Hsinchu, Republic of China (Taiwan).
name
An ancient Chinese viscounty and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty (circa 1030–223 B.C.E.) along the Yangtze River.
name
Huan Chu, the short-lived kingdom of Huan Xuan (403–404 C.E.).
Example Sentences
- "By the way, isn't it interesting that the Japanese hear the sound "chu" when someone kisses? In the US, we usually say, "smooch," "smack," "smerp," or even "swock." Now, everytime^([sic]) I kiss my husband, I'm listening to hear if it sounds like "chu.""
- ">Eldrick Tobin - Kiss worthiness of sig pending. Seems fine to me. ^_^"
- "movie Akio: [shoots a kiss to himself] Chu! ^.~"
- "Chu [translating 朱] was a vocal critic of Mao's ideas about guerrilla warfare during the early part of their stay in the Chingkang [translating 井岡 /井冈] mountains in 1927–1928, and it was not until the first Mao-p’ing conference of May–June 1927 that the two leaders resolved their differences."
- "A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province."
- "The Kara-tau, or "Black Mountain," the last spur of the Tian-shan towards the north-west, seldom exceeds 6,500 feet in height, but is geographically of great importance, as forming the water-parting between the Sir and Chu basins. It also abounds most in coal, iron, copper, and argentiferous lead."
Etymology
From the Japanese ちゅっ (chu', onomatopoeia).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ちゅっ, -, ^朱, 楚, Чу