Fu or FU may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Fool Us ''Penn & Teller: Fool Us'' (sometimes stylized As Penn & Teller: F**l Us) is a Magic (illusion), magic competition television series in which magicians perform tricks in front of American magician-comedian duo Penn & Teller. Its first two sea ...

, Penn & Teller's magic-competition television show *Fǔ, a type of ancient Chinese vessel *

Fu (poetry) ''Fu'' (), often translated "rhapsody" or "poetic exposition", is a form of Chinese rhymed prose that was the dominant literary form in China during the Han dynasty (206 BCAD220). ''Fu'' are intermediary pieces between poetry and prose in ...

(赋), a Chinese genre of rhymed prose *'' FU: Friendship Unlimited'', a 2017 Marathi film *Fu Dog, a character on the Disney animated television series '' American Dragon: Jake Long'' *

Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu ( zh, t=傅滿洲/福滿洲, p=Fú Mǎnzhōu) is a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years. The character f ...

, a fictional character first featured in a series of novels by English author Sax Rohmer * Shaq Fu, video game *

Francis Urquhart Francis Ewan Urquhart is a fictional character who is the villain protagonist of the British political thriller television serial '' House of Cards'' (1990) and its sequel serials, '' To Play the King'' (1993) and '' The Final Cut'' (1995). ...

, the main character in the novel ''House of Cards'' by Michael Dobbs, and in the UK television series

In music

* The F.U.'s, an American band *'' F.U. Don't Take It Personal'', an album by American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens *'' F.U.E.P.'', an EP by Lily Allen * "FU" (song), a song by Miley Cyrus from her album ''Bangerz'' *''F.U. EP'', a 2002 EP by Gob *"F.U.", a song by Little Mix from their 2016 album '' Glory Days'' *"F-U", a song by Yo Gotti from his 2013 album ''

I Am I Am or I'm may refer to: Language and literature * "I Am that I Am", a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name ** I am (biblical term), a Christian term used in the Bible * "I Am" ( ...

'' *"F.U.", a song by Avril Lavigne from her seventh studio album '' Love Sux''

In language

Fu (character) The Chinese character ''fu'' (), meaning 'fortune' or 'good luck' is represented both as a Chinese ideograph and, at times, pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms. It is often found on a figurine of the male god of the same name, one of ...

(福), meaning "prosperity", "fortune", "good luck", "blessing", or "happiness" in Chinese * Fu (kana) (ふ, フ), a symbol in Japanese syllabaries

Places

Fu (administrative division) Fu () is a traditional administrative division of Chinese origin used in the East Asian cultural sphere, translated variously as commandery, prefecture, urban prefecture, or city. They were first instituted as a regular form of administrative d ...

(府), an administrative division used in Japan, and previously in China, Korea and Vietnam *

Fu, Nepal Phu, Nepal is a village development committee in Manang District in the Gandaki Zone of northern Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Hima ...

* Fu County, in Shaanxi, China *

Fu River (disambiguation) The name Fu River may refer to several rivers in China: * Fu River (Sichuan) Fu River, or Fu Jiang () is a river of in China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality. It is a right tributary of the Jialing River, which in its turn is a left ...

, the name of several rivers in China (Fuhe, Fujiang, Fushui) *

Fu, Sweden Fu is a small village in Dalarna, Sweden. The village is located by the national road Riksväg 70, about 10 kilometres southeast of the town Mora. Approximately 50 people live in Fu and the neighboring village of Fudal. The Dala Line, a railw ...

, a village in Sweden.

Schools and universities

In the United States

Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (also known as SEAS or Columbia Engineering; historically Columbia School of Mines) is the engineering and applied science school of Columbia University, a private research university ...

, a.k.a. the Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York *

Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2023, the university had about 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,200 gra ...

, Fairfield, Connecticut *

Finlandia University Finlandia University was a private Lutheran university from 1896 to 2023 in Hancock, Michigan. It was the only private university in the Upper Peninsula. Founded in 1896 as Suomi Opisto (Finnish College) and Theological Seminary, it was affiliat ...

, Hancock, Michigan *

Fordham University Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...

, New York *

Franklin University Franklin University is a private university with its main campus in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1902 to serve the needs of students beyond traditional undergraduate age. On-site courses are offered at the university's campu ...

, Ohio *

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science The Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFU) is a Private university, private Postgraduate education, graduate school in North Chicago, Illinois. It has more than 2,000 students in six schools: Chicago Medical School, College of ...

, North Chicago, Illinois *

Friends University Friends University is a Private university, private Nondenominational Christianity, nondenominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1898. The main building was originally built in 1886 for Garfield Uni ...

, Wichita, Kansas *

Furman University Furman University is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman, the Liberal arts college, liberal arts university is the oldest private institution of higher l ...

, a University in Greenville, South Carolina

In other countries

FATA University FATA University (; ) is a public sector university situated in Akhorwal, Tribal Sub-Division Darra Adam Khel, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The university is run by the Higher Education Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Histor ...

, Akhorwal, Darra Adam Khel, FR Kohat, FATA, Pakistan *

Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...

, Germany *

Fuzhou University Fuzhou University (FZU; ) is a provincial public university in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Fujian. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction The World First-Class Universi ...

, Fuzhou, Fujian, China *

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a Public university, public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, and ...

, Vancouver, Canada, formerly known as Fraser University (FU)

In science and technology

Vought FU The Vought FU was a biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Navy in service during the late 1920s. Design and development Pleased with the company's VE-7, in 1926 the Navy gave Vought a $459,709 contract for 20 convertible land/sea fighte ...

, an American 1920s fighter aircraft * Fixture unit, equal to a flow of one cubic foot of water per minute *

Formula unit In chemistry, a formula unit is the smallest unit of a non-molecular substance, such as an ionic compound, covalent network solid, or metal. It can also refer to the chemical formula for that unit. Those structures do not consist of discrete mol ...

, in chemistry *Functional unit (

execution unit In computer engineering, an execution unit (E-unit or EU) is a part of a processing unit that performs the operations and calculations forwarded from the instruction unit. It may have its own internal control sequence unit (not to be confused w ...

), part of a CPU that performs the operations and calculations

Other uses

Fuzhou Airlines Fuzhou Airlines is an airline headquartered at Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China. It is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines. History The airline was formed as a joint venture subsidiary of HNA Group and Fuzhou Mu ...

, a Chinese airline (IATA code FU) *

Fu (surname) Fu is a common transliteration of surnames originating mainly of east Asian languages. For instance, Fu (surname 傅), 傅, Fu (surname 符), 符, 付, 扶, 伏, 富, 苻, and 福. It is also a sinicization, sinicized surname for several clans of M ...

, a common pronunciation for some east Asian surnames, such as 傅, 符, 付, 扶, 伏, 福, 富, and ふ *

Fu (tally) Fu () was a Tally stick, tally, which was used as a proof of authorization in ancient China, which typically consists of two parts. Generals would use the fu as an imperial authorization for troop movements and for other purposes while amongst the ...

(符), a Chinese tally (memory aid device) made of bamboo, wood, or metal *

Fulu () are Asemic writing, asemic Daoist, Taoist magic symbols and incantations, translatable into English as 'talismanic script', which are written or painted on talismans by Taoist practitioners. These practitioners are called , an informal gr ...

, a Taoist paper spell * Fu, a type of prepared wheat gluten in Japanese cuisine *

Fu Manchu moustache A Fu Manchu moustache or simply Fu Manchu, is a full, straight moustache extending from under the nose past the corners of the mouth and growing downward past the clean-shaven lips and chin in two tapered "tendrils", often extending past the jawl ...

, a full mustache popularized by the fictional character *

Fu Lu Shou The Sanxing ()) are the gods of the three celestial bodies considered essential in Chinese astrology and mythology: Jupiter, Ursa Major, and Canopus. Fu, Lu, and Shou (), or Cai, Zi and Shou () are also the embodiments of Fortune (Fu (character ...

(福禄寿), the concept of Prosperity (Fu), Status (Lu), and Longevity (Shou) in Chinese culture *

Marco Fu Marco Fu Ka-chun (; born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time snooker world rankings, ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix (snooker), 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian Goldfie ...

, Hong Kong snooker player * Fed-Up Party, a joke political party during the Canadian federal election of 2011 * Fuck You (disambiguation), a profane phrase * Follow-up (disambiguation)