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 ''Shaq Fu'' is a 2D fighting game published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis and Super NES on October 28, 1994. It was developed by the now-defunct Delphine Software International. Versions for the Game Gear, Game Boy, and Amiga follo ...

, video game *

Francis Urquhart Francis Ewan Urquhart is a fictional character created by British politician and author Michael Dobbs. Urquhart is the main character in Dobbs's ''House of Cards'' trilogy of novels and television series: ''House of Cards'' (1990), ''To Play t ...

, 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 F.U. Don't Take It Personal is the debut studio album from United States, American Hip hop music, hip hop group Fu-Schnickens, released February 25, 1992, on Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Battery Studios in New York C ...

'', 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 Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and ...

'', 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) The character ''Fú'' (, Unicode U+798F) meaning "fortune" or "good luck" is represented both as a Chinese ideograph and, at times, pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms. It is often found on a figurine of the male god of the same name, o ...

(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) Fu () is a traditional administrative division of Chinese origin used in the East Asian cultural sphere, translated variously as commandery, prefecture, urban prefecture, or city. They were first instituted as a regular form of administrative di ...

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

Fu, Nepal Phu, Nepal is a village development committee in Manang District in the Gandaki Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Work ...

Fu County Fu County or Fuxian () is a county in the south of Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, China. The county has an area of , and a permanent population of 150,500 as of 2012. Administrative divisions The county is divided into one subdistrict, six town ...

, in Shaanxi, China * Fu River (disambiguation), 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 The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (popularly known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering; previously known as Columbia School of Mines) is the engineering and applied science school of Columbia University. It was founded as th ...

, 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 Franklin University is a private university with its main campus in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1902 to serve the needs of adult students. On-site courses are offered at the university's campus in Columbus' Discovery District. However, mos ...

, Ohio *

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFU) is a private graduate school in North Chicago, Illinois. It has more than 2,000 students in five schools: Chicago Medical School, College of Health Professions, College of Pharmacy, Dr. W ...

, 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 FATA University ( ur, ; ps, فاټا پوهنتون) is a public sector university situated in Akhorwal, Tribal Sub-Division Darra Adam Khel, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The university is run by the Higher Education Department, Governm ...

, 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 University (FZU ) is a university located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. Split into two campuses by the Min River, Fuzhou University's Old Campus is located on the north bank of the river in the western part of Fuzhou City, while the New Campus ...

, Fuzhou, Fujian, China *

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...

, 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, equal to a flow of one cubic foot of water per minute *

Formula unit In chemistry, a formula unit is the empirical formula of any ionic or covalent network solid compound used as an independent entity for stoichiometric calculations. It is the lowest whole number ratio of ions represented in an ionic compound. Exa ...

, in chemistry *Functional unit (

execution unit In computer engineering, an execution unit (E-unit or EU) is a part of the central processing unit (CPU) that performs the operations and calculations as instructed by the computer program. It may have its own internal control sequence unit (not ...

), 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) Fu () was a tally, which was used as a proof of authorization in ancient China, which typically consists of two parts. Generals would use the fu as an imperial authorization for troop movements and for other purposes while amongst the populace, i ...

(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 The Sanxing () are the gods of the three stars or constellations considered essential in Chinese astrology and mythology: Jupiter, Ursa Major, and Canopus. Fu, Lu, and Shou (), or Cai, Zi and Shou () are also the embodiments of Fortune ( Fu), pr ...

(福禄寿), the concept of Prosperity (Fu), Status (Lu), and Longevity (Shou) in Chinese culture *

Marco Fu Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (, born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open and the 2016 Scottish Open. He ...

, Hong Kong snooker player * Fed-Up Party, 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 ...