Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 4 entries. chǔguó 楚国 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei chǔguó 楚國 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei chūguó 出国 to go abroad chūguó 出國 to go abroad