(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people

the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

a surname

a market, a marketplace / a place where a lot of people gather / (less commonly) a town, a city

market

tribe / family

(taxonomy) a tribe / (chemistry) a group (column in the periodic table)

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness