chu

1. slanganimeThe sound of a kiss.

   movie Akio: [shoots a kiss to himself] Chu! ^.~

   2000 August 19, Verthandi, “Re: [META] Ohha! Gally desu!”, in alt.fan.utena (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   By the way, isn't it interesting that the Japanese hear the sound "chu" when someone kisses? In the US, we usually say, "smooch," "smack," "smerp," or even "swock." Now, everytime^([sic]) I kiss my husband, I'm listening to hear if it sounds like "chu."

   1996 August 12, Kathleen Webb, “Re: Zoicite a guy!!!”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon (Usenet)

   >Eldrick Tobin - Kiss worthiness of sig pending. <chu!> Seems fine to me. ^_^

   2000 August 4, Fish Eye no Miko [username], “Re: [POLL] Which anime characters could be Ohtori students?”, in alt.fan.utena (Usenet)

1. nonstandardslangYou.

   Synonyms: cha

plural CHUs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of containerized housing unit, a shipping container converted to living space.

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

alternative Hanyu Pinyin Zhu

1. A surname from Mandarin.

   Chu [translating 朱] was a vocal critic of Mao's ideas about guerrilla warfare during the early part of their stay in the Chingkang [translating 井岡 /井冈] mountains in 1927–1928, and it was not until the first Mao-p’ing conference of May–June 1927 that the two leaders resolved their differences.

   1992, Arthur Waldron, Edward O'Dowd, “Introduction to Second Edition”, in On Guerrilla Warfare, Baltimore, Maryland: The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 9

alternative Ch'u

1. historicalAn ancient Chinese viscounty and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty (circa 1030–223 B.C.E.) along the Yangtze River.

   A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province.

   1971, “Historical Relic Unearthed During the Cultural Revolution”, in Eastern Horizon, volume X, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26, column 2

2. historicalThe realm of this state, as a region or fief in later imperial China.
3. historicalHuan Chu, the short-lived kingdom of Huan Xuan (403–404 C.E.).
4. historicalMa Chu, a kingdom (907–951 C.E.) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

1. A river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

   The Kara-tau, or "Black Mountain," the last spur of the Tian-shan towards the north-west, seldom exceeds 6,500 feet in height, but is geographically of great importance, as forming the water-parting between the Sir and Chu basins. It also abounds most in coal, iron, copper, and argentiferous lead.

   1884, Élisée Reclus, translated by Ernest George Ravenstein et al., The Earth and Its Inhabitants, Vol. VI, p. 187

   Synonyms: Shu, Chui, Chuy