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Wu may refer to:

Places

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All of the following derive from the Chinese name , written in simplified characters and pronounced in Standard Mandarin:

  • Wu, the historic name of Suzhou in Jiangsu, China
  • State of Wu or Wu Kingdom, an ancient Chinese state ruled from Suzhou during the Spring and Autumn period (mid-1st millennium BC)
  • Wu County or Wu Xian, a former Chinese county around Suzhou
  • Wu Kingdom (Han dynasty), one of the principalities of the Western Han dynasty (2nd–1st century BC)
  • Eastern Wu, Sun Wu, or Wu Kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms (2nd–3rd century)
  • Wu Empire or dynasty, a brief state ruled by Li Zitong during the Sui–Tang interregnum (619–620)
  • Wu (Ten Kingdoms), Yang Wu, or Wu Kingdom, a kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (10th century)
  • Wuyue, Wu–Yue, or Wu Kingdom, another kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
  • Wu (region), an informal region of China roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue

Culture

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  • Wuyue culture (吳越文化), the local culture of the Wu region
  • Wu Chinese (吳語), a group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese
  • Wu (awareness), ) a concept of awareness, consciousness or enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion
  • Wu (negative), ), Zhaozhou's response to the question "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?"
  • Wu (shaman), ), shaman in Chinese contexts
  • "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
  • Wu (TV series), a 2026 Thai action fantasy television series
  • Wii U, Nintendo home video game console

People

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See also

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Topics referred to by the same term
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