Fu or FU may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Fool Us ''Penn & Teller: Fool Us'' is a Magic (illusion), magic competition television show in which magicians perform tricks in front of American magician-comedian duo Penn & Teller. Its first two seasons were hosted by Jonathan Ross, and the third s ...

, Penn & Teller's magic-competition television show *Fǔ, a type of ancient Chinese vessel *

Fu (poetry) ''Fu'' (), often translated "rhapsody" or "poetic exposition", is a form of Chinese rhymed prose that was the dominant literary form during the Han dynasty (206AD220). ''Fu'' are intermediary pieces between poetry and prose in which a place, o ...

(赋), a Chinese genre of rhymed prose *'' FU: Friendship Unlimited'', a 2017 Marathi film *

Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu () is a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years. The character featured in cinema, television, radio, comic ...

, a fictional character first featured in a series of novels by English author Sax Rohmer * Shaq Fu, video game * Francis Urquhart, the main character in the novel ''House of Cards'' by Michael Dobbs, and in the UK television series

In music

The F.U.'s The F.U.'s are a hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts. They formed in 1981 as a three-piece band, released two records and appeared on the compilation ''This Is Boston, Not L.A.'' before changing their name to Straw Dogs in 1986 to marke ...

, an American band *'' F.U. Don't Take It Personal'', an album by American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens *''

F.U.E.P. ''F.U.E.P. (Fuck You Extended Play)'' is the first extended play by British recording artist Lily Allen. It was released on 31 March 2009 by Capitol Records exclusively to iTunes U.S. store. Its cover art is a simple shot taken during the ''It's ...

'', an EP by Lily Allen * "FU" (song), a song by Miley Cyrus from her album ''Bangerz'' *''F.U. EP'', a 2002 EP by Gob *"F.U.", a song by Little Mix from their 2016 album '' Glory Days'' *"F-U", a song by Yo Gotti from his 2013 album ''

I Am I Am or I'm may refer to: Language and literature * "I Am that I Am", a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name ** I am (biblical term), a Christian term used in the Bible * "I Am" (po ...

'' *"F.U.", a song by Avril Lavigne from her seventh studio album ''

Love Sux ''Love Sux'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on February 25, 2022, by DTA and Elektra Records. Her first studio album in three years since '' Head Above Water'' (2019), Lavigne worked on ''Lov ...

In language

* Fu (character) (福), meaning "buddha", "prosperity", "fortune", "good luck", "blessing", or "happiness" in Chinese *

Fu (kana) , in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in four strokes, while the katakana in one. It represents the phoneme , although for phonological reasons (general scheme for ...

(ふ, フ), a symbol in Japanese syllabaries

Places

* Fu (administrative division) (府), an administrative division used in Japan, and previously in China, Korea and Vietnam * Fu, Nepal * Fu County, in Shaanxi, China *

Fu River (disambiguation) The name Fu River may refer to several rivers in China: * Fu River (Sichuan), or Fujiang (), in Sichuan and Chongqing, a tributary of the Jialing River (Yangtze Basin) * Fu River (Jiangxi), or Fuhe (), in Jiangxi, a tributary of the Poyang Lake (Ya ...

, the name of several rivers in China (Fuhe, Fujiang, Fushui) *

Fu, Sweden Fu is a small village in Dalarna, Sweden. The villlage is located close to Riksväg 70 National roads ( sv, riksväg; literally: ''road of the rike/realm'') in Sweden have road numbers from 1 through 99. The national roads are usually of high ...

, a village in Swden.

Schools and universities

In the United States

* Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, a.k.a. the Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York *

Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time ...

, Fairfield, Connecticut *

Finlandia University Finlandia University is a private Lutheran university in Hancock, Michigan. It is the only private university in the Upper Peninsula. Founded in 1896 as The Suomi College and Theological Seminary, it is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Ch ...

, Hancock, Michigan *

Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...

, New York *Forklift University, a

forklift A forklift (also called lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. The forklift was developed in the early 20th century by various c ...

safety training center in the United States * Franklin University, Ohio * Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois *

Friends University Friends University is a private nondenominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas. It was founded in 1898. The main building was originally built in 1886 for Garfield University but was donated in 1898 to the Religious Society of Friends ...

, Wichita, Kansas *

Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became ...

, a University in Greenville, South Carolina

In other countries

* FATA University, Akhorwal, Darra Adam Khel, FR Kohat, FATA, Pakistan *

Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...

, Germany * Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China * Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, formerly known as Fraser University (FU)

In science and technology

Vought FU __NOTOC__ The Vought FU was a biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Navy in service during the late 1920s. Design and development Pleased with the company's VE-7, in 1926 the Navy gave Vought a $459,709 contract for 20 convertible land/ ...

, an American 1920s fighter aircraft *

Fixture unit In plumbing, a Fixture Unit (FU) or Drain Fixture Unit (DFU) is "a unit of measure, based on the rate of discharge, time of operation and frequency of use of a fixture, that expresses the hydraulic load imposed by that fixture on the sanitary plu ...

, equal to a flow of one cubic foot of water per minute * Formula unit, in chemistry *Functional unit ( execution unit), part of a CPU that performs the operations and calculations

Other uses

Fu (surname) 傅 (Mandarin: ; Hokkien: Poh) is an ancient Han Chinese surname of imperial origin which is at least 4,000 years old. The great-great-great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, Dayou, bestowed this surname to his son Fu Yi and his descendants. Dayou ...

, a common pronunciation for some Chinese surnames, such as 傅, 符, 付, 扶, 伏, and 富 * Fu (tally) (符), a Chinese tally (memory aid device) made of bamboo, wood, or metal *

Fulu (), is a term for Taoist incantations and magic symbols, written or painted as talisman or () by Taoist practitioners. These practitioners are also called () or the sect, an informal group made up of priests from different schools of Tao ...

, a Taoist paper spell * Fu, a type of prepared wheat gluten in Japanese cuisine *

Fu Manchu moustache A Fu Manchu moustache or simply Fu Manchu, is a full, straight moustache extending from under the nose past the corners of the mouth and growing downward past the clean-shaven lips and chin in two tapered "tendrils", often extending past the jawl ...

, a full mustache popularized by the fictional character * Fu Lu Shou (福禄寿), the concept of Prosperity (Fu), Status (Lu), and Longevity (Shou) in Chinese culture * Marco Fu, Hong Kong snooker player *

Fed-Up Party Ed the Sock is a sock puppet character, created and voiced by Steven Joel Kerzner, who first appeared on Canadian local cable television in 1987. He is best known for his hosting appearances in the 1990s on MuchMusic and his own late night talk s ...

, a joke political party during the Canadian federal election of 2011 *

Fuck You (disambiguation) Fuck You is a form of the profanity "fuck". It may also refer to: Music * ''Fuck You'' (EP), a 1987 thrash metal EP by Overkill * "Fuck You" (CeeLo Green song), 2010 * "Fuck You" (Lily Allen song), 2009 * "Fuck You", a 1999 song by Dr. Dre ...

, a profane phrase *

Follow-up (disambiguation) Follow-up may refer to: * Kepler Follow-up Program, a program to follow up possible observations of planets by the Kepler spacecraft * Followup-To, a kind of internet crossposting * Follow-up, a patient's revisit in ambulatory care * Follow-up, a ...