Wu may refer to:
Places
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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 ...
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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
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(), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region
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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) (; ), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn period 771–476 BCE
** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital
** Wu County (), a former county in Suzhou
* Eastern Wu () 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) (), one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period 907–960 CE
* Wuyue (), another of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period 907–960 CE
* Wu River (disambiguation), various rivers in China
Language
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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 group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese
People
* Wu (surname) (or Woo) (吳), several different Chinese surnames
** Wu (surname 伍)
** Wu (surname 武)
*Chinese rulers
** Emperor Wu (disambiguation)
** King Wu (disambiguation)
** Duke Wu (disambiguation)
** Wu Zetian (624–705), also known as Empress Wu
* Wu, nickname of the singer of alternative rock band This Et Al
Religion
* Wu (awareness), 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), ''Mr. Wu'' (1919 film), a 1919 British drama film based on the 1913 play
* Mr. Wu (1927 film), ''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
* Mr. Wu, a character from the HBO TV series List of Deadwood characters#Mr. Wu, ''Deadwood''
* Sensei Wu, a character in ''Ninjago''
* Sgt. Wu, a character from the TV series List of Grimm characters#Wu, ''Grimm''
* Marcy Wu, a character from the TV series ''Amphibia''
* Madame Wu, a character in the ''Simpsons'' episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan"
* Wu Zi Mu, a character from the video game ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''
See also
* Woo (disambiguation)
* WU (disambiguation)
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