chu
French, phrase
chu is spelled C-H-U (3 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written French, the 7,805th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chu is a French phrase meaning “I am” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of choir. With a capital, CHU is a different word: “initialism of centre hospitalier universitaire (literally “university…”.
What does chu mean in English?
phrase
- 1
QuebeccolloquialI am
Chu vraiment tanné, là!
verb
- 1
past participle of choir
noun
- 1
masculineinitialism of centre hospitalier universitaire (literally “university hospital center”); a teaching hospital
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Centre hospitalier universitaire.
noun: 1. Centre d'hébergement d'urgence.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chu
- chui alternative
- chuis alternative
- j'suis alternative
- chue feminine
- chus masculine plural
- chues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is chu in French?
chu appears 8.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).