楚灵王 chǔlíngwáng King Ling 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)灵 靈 líng surname a Chinese surname王 wáng noun king king; monarch; sovereign; the highest title of nobility below the emperor