Shu may refer to:

China

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

, China, officially abbreviated as Shu (蜀) * Shu (state) (conquered by Qin in 316 BC), an ancient state in modern Sichuan *

Shu Han Han (; 221–263), known in historiography as Shu Han ( ) or Ji Han ( "Junior Han"), or often shortened to Shu (; pinyin: ''shŭ'' <

Qiao Zong Qiao Zong () (died 413) was a Han Chinese military leader in present-day Sichuan province in China during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He proclaimed himself the Prince of Chengdu (成都王 Chéngdū Wáng) in 405 and was given the title "Prince of ...

during the Eastern Jin Dynasty * Former Shu (907–925) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * Later Shu (934–965) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * The ''

Book of Documents The ''Book of Documents'' (''Shūjīng'', earlier ''Shu King'') or ''Classic of History'', also known as the ''Shangshu'' (“Venerated Documents”), is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature. It is a collection of rhetorica ...

'' (''Shū'' 書)

People

* Shu, the guitarist in the Japanese rock band, BACK-ON *

Shu (surname) Shu () is a Chinese surname. It is 43rd in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 ( Xiong, Ji, Shu, Qu). Šumuru sinicized their clan name to the Chinese surnames ''Shu'' (舒), '' Xu'' (徐) or '' Xiao'' (蕭) after the ...

, Chinese surname 舒 * Frank Shu (born 1943), Chinese-American professor of astronomy *

Quan-Sheng Shu Quan-Sheng Shu () is an American physicist and a naturalized American citizen. Born in China, he has a Ph.D in physics and is also the President of AMAC International, a high-tech company with offices in his hometown of Newport News, Virginia and ...

, American physicist *, Japanese footballer * Will Shu (born 1979), American businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo

Fictional characters

* Shu, in the Xbox 360 game ''Blue Dragon'' * Shu, in the ''

Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...

'' franchise * Shu (''Suikoden''), in the video game ''Suikoden II'' * Shu Shirakawa, in the '' Super Robot Wars'' video game series * Shū, in the ''Fist of the North Star'' manga and anime franchise * Shu, in the manga series ''

Hikaru no Go is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekl ...

'' * Shu Kurenai, in the manga and toyline '' Beyblade Burst'' * Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani, in the anime series ''

Now and Then, Here and There is a Japanese anime television series conceived and directed by Akitaro Daichi, with a screenplay by Hideyuki Kurata. It premiered in Japan on the WOWOW television station on October 14, 1999 and ran until January 20, 2000. It was licensed ...

'' and ''

Legendz is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Bandai and WiZ in 2003. The franchise began with a manga created by Rin Hirai and illustrated by Makoto Haruno, first serialized in Shueisha's '' Monthly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan. The manga was p ...

'' * Shu Ouma, in the anime and manga series '' Guilty Crown'' * Shū or

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, in the ''Pokémon'' series * Shu Murakami, in the 2017 film ''

Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energ ...

'' * Shū Tsukiyama, in the series Tokyo Ghoul * Shu Todoroki, in the film

Cars 2 ''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated Spy film, spy comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Cars (film), Cars'' (2006), the second film in the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' f ...

* Shu Sakamaki (逆巻シュウ), in the visual novel and anime '' Diabolik Lovers'' * Shu Amiguchi, in the video game '' 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim'' * Shu Itsuki (斎宮宗), in the game ''Ensemble Stars!!''

Acronyms

SHU may be an acronym for: * Finnish Elite Athletes' Union, a trade union in Finland *

Scoville Heat Unit The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency (spiciness or "heat") of chili peppers, as recorded in Scoville heat units (SHU), based on the concentration of capsaicinoids, among which capsaicin is the predominant component. The scale ...

, a measurement of ''hotness'' or spiciness in food *

Security Housing Unit Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which the inmate lives in a single cell with little or no meaningful contact with other people. A prison may enforce stricter measures to control contraband on a solitary prisoner and use addi ...

, a solitary confinement space in a maximum security prison *

Special Handling Unit The Regional Reception Centre (french: link=no, Centre régional de réception) is a Canadian federal prison for men located with Archambault Institution at the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) complex at Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec, a ...

, a super maximum security prison located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec *

Scottish Hockey Union The Scottish Hockey Union, commonly referred to simply as Scottish Hockey or the SHU, is the national governing body for the sport of field hockey in Scotland. It is the SHU's responsibility to help provide for the development, promotion and manage ...

, governs field hockey in Scotland

Universities

* Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, US *

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan un ...

, South Orange, New Jersey, US *

Seton Hill University Seton Hill University is a private Catholic university in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Formerly a women's college, it became a coeducational university in 2002 and enrolls about 2,200 students. History The school was founded in 1885 by the Sist ...

, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, US * Shanghai University, China *

Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station, while the Collegiate Cr ...

, England * Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan

Other uses

* Shu (Egyptian god) * Shu, the Kazakh name for the Chu (river) in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan *

Shu, Kazakhstan (disambiguation) Shu, Kazakhstan may refer to: * Shu, in the Sozak District in South Kazakhstan Province * Town of Shu, in Kazakhstan's Akmola Oblast * Shu, Jambyl, frequently referred to as "Shu Station" * Shu or Chu River The Chu (Shu or Chüy) ( kk, Шу, Sh ...

* Shu (朱), a unit of Japanese

Tokugawa coinage Tokugawa coinage was a unitary and independent metallic monetary system established by ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1601 in Japan, and which lasted throughout the Tokugawa period until its end in 1867. History The establishment of Tokugawa coi ...