Wu may refer to:
- Wu (region), a region in China, associated with:
- Wu (linguistics), a subdivision of spoken Chinese spoken in the Wu region
- Wu (state), a state in the Wu region during the Spring and Autumn Period
- Wu (kingdom), also called Kingdom of Wu or Sun Wu, a state in southeastern China during the Three Kingdoms Period
- Wu (Ten Kingdoms), one of the kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
- Wuyue, one of the kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
- Wú (negative), Zhaozhou's response to the question: "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?"
- Wu (surname) (or Woo), several different Chinese surnames
- A number of Chinese emperors
- Wu style Taijiquan, also Wu/Hao style Taijiquan
- Wu, Prince of Korea, a royalty of Korea
- A kind of Chinese shaman
- The Wu Tang Clan, an American rap group with themes based on Chinese folk lore and martial arts movies
- Shen Gong Wu are fictional mystical artifacts from the animated series Xiaolin Showdown
- Wu, the singer of alternative rock band This Et Al
- Wu wei, a principle of Taoism
- Wu Yi, Vice Premier of China
See also
- Yu the Great, founder of the Xia Dynasty. Wu (吳 or Wuyueh (吳越 is a region in the Jiangnan area (the south of Yangtze River) surrounding Suzhou, in Jiangsu province Wu (吳 was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. Eastern Wu ( Chinese: 東吳 Pinyin: Dōng Wú also known as Sun Wu ( Traditional Chinese: 孫吳 pinyin Sūn Wú refers to a Wu 吳 (also referred to as Huainan 淮南 was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China which was in existence between the years of 907 and 937 Kingdom of Wuyue ( Traditional Chinese: 吳越國 Simplified Chinese: 吴越国 Pinyin Wúyuè Guó 907 - 978, was a small independent Mu ( Japanese / Korean) and Wu ( Chinese traditional 無, simplified 无 Pinyin: wú Jyutping Wu is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Traditional Chinese 吴 (Simplified Chinese which is the tenth most common WoO (abbreviation from German ' Werke ohne Opuszahl ' in English ' Works without Opus number ' is a catalogue prepared in Ta-You Wu ( was a Chinese-born atomic and nuclear theoretical Physicist (1907-2000 who worked in the United States, Canada, mainland China Chien-Shiung Wu ( May 13, 1912 – February 16, 1997) was a Chinese -born American Physicist with an expertise David Wu ( born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Oregon, representing Harry Wu (born 1937; Chinese: 吳弘達 Wu Hongda) is an activist for Human rights in the People's Republic of China. Tim Wu (吳修銘 is a professor at Columbia Law School, the chair of media reform group Free Press, and a writer for Slate Magazine. Wu Wenjun ( Wu Wen-Tsün, 吳文俊 (b May 12 1919) is a Chinese Mathematician and Academician at the Chinese This article contains fictional character biographies from the HBO original series Deadwood. George Formby may refer to George Formby Jr, banjolele player singer and comedian 1904 - 1961 George Formby Sr The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of Background birth and years as crown prince Emperor Wu was the tenth child of Emperor Jing, and was born to one of Emperor Jing's favorite Concubines, Life before establishment of the Jìn Dynasty Sīmǎ Yán was born to Sima Zhao and his wife Wang Yuanji, daughter of the Confucian scholar Wáng Background Xiao Yan was born in 464 during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song. Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne Cáo Cāo ( 曹[[wikt 操|操]] 155 &ndash March 15, 220) was a regional Warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the The Wu family style (吳氏 or 吳家 T'ai chi ch'uan (taijiquan of Wu Ch'uan-yü (Wu Quanyuo and Wu Chien-ch'üan (Wu Jianquan is the second Prince Wu of Korea (1912-1945 was the 4th head of Unhyeon Palace and a member of the Imperial family of Korea The Shen Gong Wu are fictional mystical artifacts possessing magical powers featured in the Animated television series Xiaolin Showdown. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of This Et Al were an alternative rock band from Leeds and Bradford West Yorkshire UK Wu wei ( is an important tenet of Taoism that involves knowing when to act and when not to act For the city see Yiwu For the mountains see Wuyi Mountains Wu Yi ( born November 1938 in Wuhan, Yǔ ( (21st century BCE born Sì Wénmìng) often regarded with legendary status as Yu the Great (大禹 Dà-Yǔ) was the first ruler and founder of The Xia Dynasty ( of China is the first dynasty to be described in ancient historical records such as Records of the Grand Historian and
Wu was born in 304 B. C.
Dictionary
Wu
-proper noun
- One of the major divisions of the Chinese language, spoken in most of Zhejiang province, the municipality of Shanghai, and southern Jiangsu province. It is the second most-widely spoken form of Chinese after Mandarin. Linguists debate whether Wu is a language or a dialect.
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