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china | chu |

As proper nouns the difference between china and chu

is that china is a country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) while Chu is {{surname|Chinese|from=Chinese}.

As a noun china

is the root of a climbing plant, Smilax china L., once believed to have important medicinal properties.

As an interjection chu is

the sound of a kiss.

As an initialism CHU is

Chung Hua University, a university in Hsinchu, Republic of China (Taiwan).

china

English

(wikipedia China)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China ().
  • A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
  • The civilization of the Chinese people.
  • (very rarely) A female given name.
  • Derived terms

    * China Hand * Chinaman * China syndrome * Chinese * sinophobia

    See also

    * * * * * Cathay * * all the tea in China * made in China

    Anagrams

    * (l) ----

    chu

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • The sound of a kiss.
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