Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Lu (music) Lu is a Tibetan style of folk music of a cappella ''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' wa ...

, Tibetan folk music * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from

Mike, Lu & Og ''Mike, Lu & Og'' is an American-Russian animated television series created by Mikhail Shindel, Mikhail Aldashin, and Charles Swenson for Cartoon Network, and the 7th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series follows a foreign exchange stude ...

Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, '' Lupe Fiasco's ...

or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscript containing many Irish fictional stories commonly abbreviated LU * Lu (novel), 2018 novel by Jason Reynolds

Chinese surnames

Lu (surname) Lu is the pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of several distinct Chinese surnames that are written with different characters in Chinese. Depending on the character, it may be spelled Lú, Lǔ, or Lù when pinyin tone diacritics are used. Lu � ...

, including: ** Lu (surname 卢), the 52nd commonest **

Lu (surname 陆) Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (music), Tibetan folk music * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscrip ...

, the 61st commonest ** Lu (surname 鲁), the 115th commonest **

Lu (surname 路) Lu () is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Lo according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 路 is listed 138th in the Song Dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Lu 路 is the 116th most common surname in China, with a total populat ...

, the 116th commonest **

Lu (surname 芦) Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (music), Tibetan folk music * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscript ...

, the 140th commonest ** Lu (surname 禄) **

Lu (surname 逯) Lu () is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Luk according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 逯 is listed 404th in the Song Dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Relatively uncommon, Lu 逯 is the 356th most common surname in Chi ...

Lu (surname 鹿) Lu () is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Luk according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu (鹿) is a relatively uncommon name that is not listed in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Origin According to the second-c ...

Lü (surname) Lü () is the pinyin (Lǚ with the tone diacritic) and Wade–Giles romanisation of the Chinese surname written in simplified character and in traditional character. It is the 47th most common surname in China, shared by 5.6 million people ...

, 吕, the 47th commonest

Places

Asia

Lu (state) Lu (, c. 1042–249 BC) was a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China located around modern Shandong province. Founded in the 11th century BC, its rulers were from a cadet branch of the House of Ji (姬) that ruled the Zhou dyn ...

of ancient China, in today's Shandong Province * Lü (state), an ancient Chinese state * Lu Commandery, of ancient China *Lù, a

circuit (administrative division) A circuit ( or ) was a historical political division of China and is a historical and modern administrative unit in Japan. The primary level of administrative division of Korea under the Joseon and in modern North and South Korea employs the sam ...

in China * Lu, Iran, Isfahan Province * Lu County, Sichuan, China *

La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...

, Philippines, from its initials

Europe

LU postcode area The LU postcode area, also known as the Luton postcode area, is a group of seven postcode districts in England, within three post towns. These cover south Bedfordshire (including Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard), plus small parts of north H ...

in England * Lu, Piedmont, Alessandria, Italy * Lü, Switzerland, Graubünden *

Province of Lucca The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca. It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 '' comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pr ...

, Italy, vehicle registration code *

Canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne (german: Kanton Luzern rm, Chantun Lucerna french: Canton de Lucerne it, Canton Lucerna) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the population ...

, Switzerland, ISO 3166 code CH-LU *

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

, ISO country code *

Lú (county) County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to th ...

, or County of Louth, Ireland

Universities

Bangladesh

Leading University Leading University ( bn, লিডিং ইউনিভার্সিটি) or LU is a private university of Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 under the Private University Act 1992. The campus of LU is located in Ragib Nagar, Kamal Baz ...

, Sylhet

Canada

* Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario *

Laurentian University Laurentian University (french: Université Laurentienne), officially the Laurentian University of Sudbury, is a mid-sized bilingual public university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, incorporated on March 28, 1960. Laurentian offers a variety ...

, Sudbury, Ontario

Hong Kong

Lingnan University Lingnan University (LN/LU), formerly called Lingnan College, is a public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It aims to provide students with an education in the liberal arts tradition and has joined the Global Liberal Arts Alliance sinc ...

, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

Latvia

University of Latvia University of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Universitāte, shortened ''LU'') is a state-run university located in Riga, Latvia established in 1919. The ''QS World University Rankings'' places the university between 801st and 1000th globally, seventh ...

, Riga

Lebanon

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU) (, ) is the only public university in Beirut, Lebanon. It is ranked #701–750 worldwide in terms of education. The creation of the Lebanese University was an idea first mentioned in the speech of the former Minist ...

, Beirut

Sweden

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, t ...

, Beaumont, Texas * Langston University, Oklahoma *

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epi ...

, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania *

Lindenwood University Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri. Founded in 1827 by George Champlin Sibley and Mary Easton Sibley as The Lindenwood School for Girls, it is the second-oldest higher-education institution west of the Missis ...

, St. Charles, Missouri *

Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia ( Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Lib ...

, Lynchburg, Virginia

Science, technology, and mathematics

.lu .lu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Luxembourg. .lu domains are administered by RESTENA. Since 1 February 2010, the administrative contact no longer needs to be based in Luxembourg. History For many years, the applic ...

, Luxembourg's Internet domain *

LU decomposition In numerical analysis and linear algebra, lower–upper (LU) decomposition or factorization factors a matrix as the product of a lower triangular matrix and an upper triangular matrix (see matrix decomposition). The product sometimes includes a p ...

of a matrix in mathematics * Lutetium, symbol Lu, a chemical element

Languages

* Lü language of South East Asia * Luba-Katanga language, ISO 639-1 code, spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other uses

* LU (biscuits), a French biscuit brand * Livestock Unit of grazing land *

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The ...

, UK * Lú or Lugh, an ancient god in Irish mythology * Lū or laulau, Tongan name for leaves of taro * Lǔ, a Chinese method of red cooking *

Lufax Lufax (), full name Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Asset Exchange Co., Ltd., is an online Internet finance marketplace headquartered in Lujiazui Lujiazui, also known under its Shanghainese name Lohkatse (, , lit. meaning " he Lu f ...

or Lu.com, Chinese financial technology company *

Lu people The Tai Lü people ( Tai Lue: ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, , ''Dǎi lè'', lo, ລື້, ''Lư̄'', th, ไทลื้อ, , vi, Người Lự) are an ethnic group of China, Laos, Thailand, Burma and Vietnam. They speak a Southwestern Tai lang ...

, a southeast Asian ethnic group * Lu, a hippopotamus at the

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is located near Homosassa Springs, Florida, in the United States. The park is one of the notable locations in the state to view manatees. Visitors can get close to the animals on a floating observatory. Bl ...

LATAM Express Transporte Aéreo S.A. d/b/a LATAM Express (previously known as LAN Express) is a subsidiary of LATAM Chile based in Santiago, Chile. It operates few domestic flights for its parent. Its main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. ...

, IATA code