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 (), 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 (), 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 (, 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) *Chinese rulers ** Emperor Wu (disambiguation) **

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

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), Zhaozhou's response to the question: "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?" * Wu (shaman), shaman in Chinese folk religion

Arts and entertainment

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