楚伊

Chǔyī
proper noun #35,838

Meanings

  1. 1 a Chinese given name
  2. 2 also used as a transliteration for foreign names like 'Chui' or 'Tsuy'

Examples

HSK 6
Chǔyī shì zhèbù gǔzhuāngjù nǚzhǔjué de míngzi.
Chuyi is the name of the female lead in this period drama.
HSK 7-9
Tā gěi nǚ'ér qǔmíng Chǔyī, xīwàng tā yōuyǎ chūzhòng.
She named her daughter Chuyi, hoping she'd grow up elegant and exceptional.

Tips

usage
A literary-feeling girl's given name. evokes the ancient state of Chu and the word 清楚 (qīngchu, 'clear'); is an old literary pronoun ('she/that one'), the same character used in 伊人 (yīrén, 'that person', a poetic 'her'). Together it reads as something like 'graceful she'.

Stroke Order

chǔ