Wu
Appearance
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Wu may refer to:
Places
[edit ]- Wu River (disambiguation), various rivers in China
All of the following derive from the Chinese name 吳, written 吴 in simplified characters and pronounced Wú 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
[edit ]- 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), 悟) a concept of awareness, consciousness or enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion
- Wu (negative), 無), Zhaozhou's response to the question "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?"
- Wu (shaman), 巫), 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
[edit ]Real
[edit ]- Wu (surname 吳 and others)
- 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
Fictional
[edit ]- 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 Deadwood
- Sensei Wu, a character in Ninjago
- Sgt. Wu, a character from the TV series 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
[edit ]Topics referred to by the same term
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