楚 chǔChǔ HSK2 clear Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: punishment cane All meanings 9 chǔ 6 clear 3pain 1punishment cane 1Vitex bush 1Chǔ 3 Chu kingdom 2Chu 1 1 sentence for 楚 (chǔ — punishment cane) 古时私塾老师常备有楚木,用以惩罚不听话的学生。 gǔshí sīshú lǎoshī cháng bèiyǒu chǔ mù, yòngyǐ chéngfá bù tīnghuà de xuésheng. In ancient times, private school teachers often kept switches to punish disobedient students. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary