Chu
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Chu or CHU may refer to:
- States
- Chu (state) (楚), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China
- Western Chu (西楚), proclaimed by Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention after the fall of the Qin Dynasty
- Huan Chu (桓楚), officially Chu (楚) but now called Huan Chu to distinguish it from the original Chu, short-lived Chinese regime of Huan Xuan from 403 to 404, an interruption of the Jin dynasty
- Chu (Ten Kingdoms) (楚), often called Ma Chu, a kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period of China
- Surname
- Chu (Chinese surname), alternative spelling of the common Chinese surname Zhu (朱), but it can also refer to any Chinese surname whose pinyin is "Chu", including 楚, 储, and 褚.
- Chu (Vietnamese surname), a Vietnamese surname
- A Korean Surname
- Places
- Chu River, in modern Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
- Chü Province, in Kyrgyzstan
- Chu, Kazakhstan (more commonly spelled "Shu"), a city in Kazakhstan
- Nam Sam River, also known as Chu River, in Vietnam
- Chũ, a town and district capital in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam
- Chũ River, river of Lang Son Province, Vietnam
- Hubei and Hunan provinces of China, often referred to as Chu (after the ancient state)
- Other
- Old Church Slavonic (ISO 639 alpha-3, chu)
- Chu (instrument), an ancient Chinese instrument made of wood like a box that is struck by a stick to mark section beginnings
- Chu (One Piece), a fictional character in Eiichirō Oda's manga One Piece
CHU may refer to:
- Chung Hua University, a university in Hsinchu, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Houston County Airport (Minnesota), in Houston County, Minnesota, United States
- CHU (callsign), the callsign of a shortwave radio station in Ottawa, Canada
- Christelijk-Historische Unie (Christian-Historical Union), an influential Protestant political party in the Netherlands
- Churchill College, Cambridge, used in University of Cambridge internal publications
- China Unicom, NYSE stock symbol CHU, Chinese telecommunication company
- Containerized housing unit, a shipping container converted to living space
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