楚歌 chǔgē songs of Chu Origin Definitions Defs 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)歌 gē noun song song; can refer to any melody or piece of music that is sung, or a style of poem that can be set to music