Wu may refer to:

Places

Wu (region) Jiangnan is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze, Yangtze River, including the southern part of its Yangtze Delta, delta. The region encompasses the city of Shanghai, the s ...

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

Wu Chinese , region = Shanghai, Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, parts of Anhui and Jiangxi provinces; overseas and migrant communities , ethnicity = Wu , speakers = million , date = 2021 , ref = e27 , fa ...

(), 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 *

Wu (state) Wu () was a State (Ancient China), state during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period, outside the Zhou cultural sphere. It was also known as Gouwu () or Gongwu () from the pronunciation of the local language. Wu was loc ...

(; ), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn period 771–476 BCE **

Suzhou Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce. Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou rapidly grew in size by the ...

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. Hist ...

(), a former county in Suzhou *

Eastern Wu Wu (Chinese language, Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < Eastern Han Chinese: ''*ŋuɑ''), known in historiography as Eastern Wu or Sun Wu, was a Dynasties of China, dynastic state of China and one of the three major sta ...

() 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 a Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic state of China and one of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period#Ten Kingdoms, Ten Kingdoms during the Fiv ...

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

Wuyue Wuyue (; ) was a Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic state of China and one of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period#Ten Kingdoms, Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of History of China, Chinese history. It wa ...

(), another of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period 907–960 CE * Wu River (disambiguation), various rivers in China

Language

, a group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese

People

Wu (surname) ''Wú'' is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Simplified Chinese 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China "Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geop ...

(or Woo) (吳), several different Chinese surnames **

Wu (surname 伍) Wu () is a Chinese surname. It is the 89th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. It means ‘five’ in Chinese, an alternative form of the character wikt:五, 五.The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland A 2013 study fo ...

Wu (surname 武) Wǔ is a Chinese surname. It is pronounced Mo in Cantonese. In Vietnamese is written Vũ or Võ. As a Chinese word, it carries the meanings "martial", "military", "martial arts". Origins * from Wu Luo (武羅), which is said to be either the name ...

*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) Wu Wang may refer to: Chinese royalty Wu Wang (武王 or 吴王/吳王), may be translated as Prince Wu, King Wu, Prince of Wu, or King of Wu, depending on context: Zhou dynasty *King Wu of Zhou (died 1043 BC), first king of the Zhou dynasty *Kin ...

Duke Wu (disambiguation) Duke Wu or Wu Gong (武公) may refer to the following ancient Chinese rulers: * Duke Wu of Qi (r. 850–825 BC), ruler of the State of Qi * Duke Wu of Lu (r. 825–816 BC), ruler of the State of Lu * Duke Wu of Chen (r. 795–781 BC), ruler of the ...

Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was List of rulers of China#Tang dynasty, Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and later in her own right. She ruled as queen consort , empress consort th ...

(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 and Chinese Buddhism. Chinese Buddhism The term originally appeared Chinese Buddhism as a shortened form of ''juéwù'' (), a term seen ...

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

Wú (negative) Chinese traditional character for Wu In the Sinosphere, the word , realized in Japanese and Korean as ' and in Standard Chinese as , meaning 'to lack' or 'without', is a key term in the vocabulary of various East Asian philosophical and relig ...

, 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

Arts and entertainment

* "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 March 1975, by ABC Records; reissues have since been released by MCA Records due to ABC's acquisition by the former in 1979. It was the first album the group ...

'' by the band Steely Dan * ''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

Characters

* 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 ...

* Mr. Wu, a character from the HBO TV series ''Deadwood'' *

Sensei Wu The following is a list of fictional characters from the Danish-Canadian animated television series ''Ninjago (TV series), Ninjago'' and its Ninjago: Dragons Rising, sequel, which were produced by The Lego Group. The series features a large ensemb ...

, a character in ''Ninjago'' * Sgt. Wu, a character from the TV series ''Grimm'' *

Marcy Wu The animated series ''Amphibia (TV series), Amphibia'' features various characters created by Matt Braly. The series centers on Anne Boonchuy, who, along with her friends Sasha and Marcy, is transported to the world of Amphibia after opening a my ...

, a character from the TV series ''Amphibia'' * Madame Wu, a character in the ''Simpsons'' episode "

Goo Goo Gai Pan "Goo Goo Gai Pan" is the twelfth episode of the The Simpsons season 16, sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It was originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on Ma ...