楚义帝 chǔyìdì Emperor Yi of Chu Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 楚 chǔ Chu State the Chu Kingdom, a powerful state during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (c. 1030–223 BC)义帝 義帝 yìdì Emperor Yi of Chu The title given to King Huai II of Chu (r. 208–206 BC) by Xiang Yu, who later had him assassinated