HU or Hu may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Hu Sanniang, a fictional character in the ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature * Tian Hu, one of the antagonists in the ''Water Margin'' *

Hollywood Undead Hollywood Undead is an American rap rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2005. All of the band members use pseudonyms and previously wore their own unique mask, most of which were based on the common hockey goaltender design. The ...

, an American rap rock band * The Hu, a Mongolian heavy metal band

Language

* Hu (digraph), used primarily in Classical Nahuatl *

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 ...

, also romanised as Hu, Japanese kana ふ and フ * Hu language, of Yunnan, China * Hungarian language (ISO 639 alpha-2 code 'hu')

Mythology and religion

* Hu (mythology), the deification of the first word in the Egyptian mythology of the Ennead * Huh (god), the deification of eternity in the Egyptian mythology of the Ogdoad * Hu (Sufism), a name for God * Hu (ritual baton), an early Chinese writing utensil later used in Daoist rituals *

Hú In Hopi and Zuni dance rituals, Hú, also known as Huhuwa and Tithu, is the Kachina of the hummingbird. The hummingbird was, and is, an important bird in puebloan cultures. Hopi legend speaks of the hummingbird as intervening on behalf of the Hopi ...

, a kachina in Hopi mythology * Adir Hu, a hymn sung at the Passover Seder * Hu Gadarn (or Hu the Mighty), a Welsh legendary figure * HU, a mantra popularized by the religion

Eckankar Eckankar is a new religious movement founded by Paul Twitchell in 1965. Its membership today is primarily in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The spiritual home is the Temple of ECK in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Eckankar is not affiliated ...

as a name for and love song to God

People

Hu (singer) Federica Ferracuti (born 11 April 1994), known professionally as Hu, is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Biography Ferracuti was born in Fermo and learned to play guitar at a young age, especially jazz music. She gradua ...

, an Italian singer-songwriter * Hu (surname), a Chinese family name represented by the character 胡 * Any peoples in Chinese history translated as "barbarian" in English: ** Donghu people

Places

* Shanghai, abbreviated Hù (沪/滬), the largest city in China * Hu County, in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China * Huy, Walloon name Hu, Belgian city * Hu, Egypt, the modern name of an Egyptian town on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the 7th Nome of Upper Egypt *

Hanau Hanau () is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main and is part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Its Hanau Hauptbahnhof, station is a ...

, Germany, on vehicle registration plates * Huesca, Spain, on vehicle registration plates * Hungary, from it ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code * HU postcode area, covering Hull and areas of East Riding of Yorkshire

Universities

United States

* Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States *

Hampton University Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association af ...

a private, historically black university in Hampton, Virginia, United States *

Harding University Harding University is a private university with its main campus in Searcy, Arkansas. It is the largest private university in Arkansas. Established in 1924, the institution offers undergraduate, graduate, and pre-professional programs. The uni ...

in Searcy, Arkansas, United States * Harrisburg University of Science and Technology a private research university located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States * Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States *

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of Ne ...

in New York, United States * Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, United States * Howard University in Washington DC, United States * Husson University in Bangor, Maine, United States

Other countries

* Habib University in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan * Haigazian University in Beirut, Lebanon * Hajvery University in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan * Hamdard University in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan * Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan * Hazara University in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Helwan University, the largest university in Egypt * Henan University in Kaifeng, Henan, China * HITEC University in Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan * Humboldt University of Berlin in Berlin, Germany * Hunan University in Changsha, Hunan, China * Hongik University in South Korea *

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht The University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (HU) is a science university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Several student communities are present in the university. On April 19, 2021, it was announced that the Celsius student team won three awards in the ...

, the Netherlands

Other uses

.hu .hu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the ...

, the Internet country code top-level domain for Hungary * Hu (vessel), a type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel * Hainan Airlines (IATA airline code HU) * Holographic Universe, in quantum gravity and string theories * Hounsfield Units, on the Hounsfield scale, a unit of measurement used on a computed tomography machine (CAT) * HU, a bacterial histone-like DNA-binding protein * Wu Hu (disambiguation), an ancient Chinese term for multiple groups in China * '' Halo: Uprising'', a comic book series