Wu

Wu may refer to:

Places

• 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

• 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

Real

• 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

• 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

• Woo (disambiguation)
• WU (disambiguation)