Shu

Shu may refer to:

China

• Sichuan, China, officially abbreviated as Shu (蜀)
• Shu (kingdom) (conquered by Qin in 316 BC), an ancient kingdom in modern Sichuan
• Shu Han (221–263) during the Three Kingdoms period
• Cheng-Han (成汉/成漢), also named Later Shu (后蜀/後蜀), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
• Western Shu (405–413), also known as Qiao Shu, a state founded by Qiao Zong during the Eastern Jin dynasty
• Former Shu (907–925) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
• Later Shu (934–965) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
• Shu River, in Shandong Province
• The Book of Documents (Shū 書)

People

• Shu, the guitarist in the Japanese rock band, BACK-ON
• Shu (surname), Chinese surname 舒
• Frank Shu (1943–2023), Chinese-American professor of astronomy
• Quan-Sheng Shu, American physicist
• Shu Abe (阿部 嵩; born 1984), Japanese footballer
• Will Shu (born 1979), American businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo

Astronomy

• Shu - a bright-ray crater on Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter.

Fictional characters

• Shu, in the Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon
• Shu, in the Dragon Ball franchise
• Shu (Suikoden), in the video game Suikoden II
• Shu Shirakawa, in the Super Robot Wars video game series
• Shū, in the Fist of the North Star manga and anime franchise
• Shu, in the manga series Hikaru no Go
• Shu Kurenai, in the manga and toyline Beyblade Burst
• Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani, in the anime series Now and Then, Here and There and Legendz
• Shu Ouma, in the anime and manga series Guilty Crown
• Shū or Drew (Pokémon), in the Pokémon series
• Shu Murakami, in the 2017 film Life
• Shū Tsukiyama, in the series Tokyo Ghoul
• Shu Todoroki, in the film Cars 2
• Shu Sakamaki (逆巻 シュウ), in the visual novel and anime Diabolik Lovers
• Shu Amiguchi, in the video game 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• Shu Itsuki, a character from the franchise Ensemble Stars!

Mythology

• Shu (Egyptian god) - the god of the air and wind in Egyptian mythology.

Acronyms

SHU may be an acronym for:

• Finnish Elite Athletes' Union, a trade union in Finland
• Scoville Heat Unit, a measurement of hotness or spiciness in food
• Security Housing Unit, a solitary confinement space in a maximum security prison
• Special Handling Unit, a super maximum security prison located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
• Scottish Hockey Union, governs field hockey in Scotland

Universities

• Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
• Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, US
• Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, US
• Shanghai University, China
• Sheffield Hallam University, England
• Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan

Other uses

• Shu, the Kazakh name for the Chu (river) in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
• Shu, Kazakhstan (disambiguation)
• Shu (gold coin) (朱), a unit of Japanese Tokugawa coinage used in the Nishuban and Isshuban

See also

• Shoo (disambiguation)