Wu may refer to:

States and regions on modern China's territory

Wu (state) Wu (; Old Chinese: ''*'') was one of the states during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period. It was also known as Gouwu ( /''*''/) or Gongwu ( /''*''/) from the pronunciation of the local language. Wu was located at the ...

(; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE **

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

or Wu (), its eponymous capital **

Wu County Wu County or Wuxian (; 221 B.C. – December 2000) is a former county and city located in modern Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Its name refers to its former status as the capital of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn period. Histo ...

(), a former county in Suzhou *

Eastern Wu Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' <

Eastern Han Chinese

: ''*ŋuɑ''), known in h ...

() or Sun Wu (), one of the Three Kingdoms in 184/220–280 CE *

Li Zitong Li Zitong (died 622 CE) was an agrarian leader who claimed the title of emperor in the aftermaths of the death of Emperor Yang of Sui at the hands of the general Yuwen Huaji in 618. After Yuwen vacated the city of Jiangdu (, in modern Yangzhou, ...

(, died 622), who declared a brief Wu Dynasty during the Sui–Tang interregnum in 619–620 CE *

Wu (Ten Kingdoms) Wu (), also referred to as Huainan (), Hongnong (), Southern Wu (), or Yang Wu (楊吳), was one of the Ten Kingdoms in eastern China which was in existence from 907 to 937. Its capital was Jiangdu Municipality () (modern Yangzhou in Jiangsu P ...

(), one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE *

Wuyue Wuyue (; ), 907–978, was an independent coastal kingdom founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960) of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Haiyan Qian clan (海盐钱氏), whose family name remains widespread in t ...

(), another of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE *

Wu (region) Wu () refers to a region in China centered on Lake Tai in Jiangnan (the region south of the Yangtze River).非常2+1亲子游中国--迷失烟雨江浙 The Wu region was historically part of the ancient Yang Province in southeastern China. The n ...

(), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue **

Wu Chinese The Wu languages (; Romanization of Wu Chinese, Wu romanization and Romanization of Wu Chinese#IPA, IPA: ''wu6 gniu6'' [] (Shanghainese), ''ng2 gniu6'' [] (Suzhounese), Mandarin pinyin and IPA: ''Wúyǔ'' []) is a major group of Sinitic languag ...

(), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region **

Wuyue culture Wuyue culture () refers to the regional Chinese culture of the Wuyue people, a Han Chinese subgroup that has historically been the dominant demographic in the region of Jiangnan (entirety of the city of Shanghai and the province of Zhejiang, ...

(), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region

Language

, a group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese

People

Wu (surname) ''Wú'' is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname wikt:吳, 吳 (Simplified Chinese wikt:吴, 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song Dynasty Chinese classics, cla ...

(or Woo), several different

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

s *Chinese rulers **

Emperor Wu (disambiguation) Emperor Wu or the Wu Emperor (, lit. "The Martial Emperor") is the posthumous name of numerous Chinese rulers: *Emperor Wu of Han (156–87 BC), emperor of the Han dynasty * Emperor Wu of Wei (AD 155–220), a posthumous name of Cao C ...

** King Wu (disambiguation) ** Duke Wu (disambiguation) **

Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the ''de facto'' ruler of the Tang dynasty from 665 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. From 665 to 690, she was first empres ...

(624–705), also known as Empress Wu * Wu, nickname of the singer of alternative rock band

This Et Al This Et Al were an English alternative rock band, from Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Religion

Wu (awareness) ''Wu'' () is a concept of awareness, consciousness, or spiritual enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion. According to scholarly studies, many practitioners who have recently "reverted" to the Chinese traditional religion speak of an "openi ...

, a concept of awareness, consciousness or enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion *

Wú (negative) The Japanese and Korean term ' () or Chinese (), meaning "not have; without", is a key word in Buddhism, especially Zen traditions. Etymology The Old Chinese * () is cognate with the Proto-Tibeto-Burman *''ma'', meaning "not". This reconstr ...

, Zhaozhou's response to the question: "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?" *

Wu (shaman) ''Wu'' () is a Chinese term translating to "shaman" or "sorcerer", originally the practitioners of Chinese shamanism or "Wuism" (巫教 ''wū jiào''). Terminology The glyph ancestral to modern is first recorded in bronze script, where it could ...

, shaman in Chinese folk religion

Characters

* "Doctor Wu", a song on the 1975 album ''

Katy Lied ''Katy Lied'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1975 by ABC Records. It was certified gold and peaked at No. 13 on the US charts. The single "Black Friday" charted at No. 37. The album was the first after th ...

'' by the band

Steely Dan Steely Dan is an American rock band founded in 1971 in New York by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). Initially the band had a stable lineup, but in 1974, Becker and Fagen retired from live ...

* ''Mr. Wu'' (1919 film), a 1919 British drama film based on the 1913 play * ''Mr. Wu'' (1927 film), a 1927 American silent movie starring

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...

* Mr. Wu, a character referred to in several songs of the 1930s and 1940s by

George Formby George Formby, (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961) was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he s ...

* Mr. Wu, a character from the HBO TV series ''Deadwood'' * Sensei Wu, a character in the animated TV series '' Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' * Sgt. Wu, a character from the TV series ''Grimm'' *

Marcy Wu The animated series ''Amphibia'' features a number of characters created by Matt Braly. The series centers on Anne Boonchuy who opens a mysterious music box that transports herself and her friends to the world of Amphibia. Anne is adopted by the ...

, a character from the TV series ''

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'' * Madame Wu, a character in the ''Simpsons'' episode "

Goo Goo Gai Pan "Goo Goo Gai Pan" is the twelfth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 13, 2005. The episode focuses on Selma Bouvier ado ...

States and regions on modern China's territory

Language

People

Religion

Characters

See also