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) This is a list of digraphs used in various Latin alphabets. Capitalisation involves only the first letter (''ch'' becomes ''Ch'') unless otherwise stated (''ij'' becomes ''IJ''). Letters with diacritics are arranged in alphabetic order accordin ...

, 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) Ḥeḥ (''ḥḥ'', also Huh, Hah, Hauh, Huah, and Hehu) was the personification of infinity or eternity in the Ogdoad in ancient Egyptian religion.Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). ''The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt''. Thames & Hud ...

, the deification of eternity in the Egyptian mythology of the Ogdoad *

Hu (Sufism) Hu or Huwa (Arabic: هُوَ meaning “He”) is a name for God in Sufism. Literally, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic for the English third person and is used in Sufism to avoid attribution of a gender to Allah. Usage In Sufism ''Hu'' or ''Huwa'' is ...

, 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 Huyi District (), formerly known as Hu County or Huxian (, written as / before 1964, (same for both ways of writing)), is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. The d ...

, 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 Husson University is a private university in Bangor, Maine. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and as of Fall 2020 had a total enrollment of 3,476 students, including 799 graduate students in master's and doctoral programs. Husson Un ...

in Bangor, Maine, United States

Other countries

* Habib University in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan * Haigazian University in Beirut, Lebanon *

Hajvery University The Hajvery University (HU) ( ur, ) is a private university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. This is the smallest University in Pakistan Overview Hajvery University is chartered by Government of the Punjab. The Higher Education Commission ...

in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan * Hamdard University in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan * Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan *

Hazara University The Hazara University (HU) is a public university located in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Recognized university Hazara University is recognized as a higher education institution by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Overvi ...

in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *

Helwan University Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan, Egypt, which is part of Greater Cairo on over . It comprises 23 faculties and two higher institutes in addition to 50 research centers. Overview Helwan University is a member of the E ...

, 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