Wu

For other uses, see WU.

Wu may refer to:

Places:

• Wu (region), a region in China, associated with:
  • Wu Chinese, a variety of spoken Chinese spoken in the Wu region
  • Wu (state), a state in the Wu region during the Spring and Autumn Period
  • Eastern Wu, also called Kingdom of Wu or Sun Wu, a state in southeastern China during the Three Kingdoms Period
  • Wu (Ten Kingdoms), one of the kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
  • Wuyue, one of the kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period

People

• Wu (surname) (or Woo), several different Chinese surnames
  • Wu Zixu, famous general in the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history
  • Ta-You Wu (1907–2000), Chinese-born physicist
  • Chien-Shiung Wu (1912–1997), Chinese-born physicist
  • David Wu (1955–), a United States Congressman from Oregon
  • Harry Wu (1937–), a human rights activist
  • Tim Wu, a legal academic
  • Wu Wenjun (1919–), mathematician
  • Yi Wu (1912–1945), a member of Korea's imperial family
  • Wu Yi, Vice Premier of China
  • Kevin Wu, better known as KevJumba, youtube celebrity
  • Wu, nickname of the singer of alternative rock band This Et Al
  • Chun Wu, past member of Fahrenheit 飛輪海 Fei Lun Hai(Taiwanese Band), actor and Own 3 Fitness Zone in Brunei
• A number of Chinese emperors
  • Emperor Wu of Han, one of the most influential and important emperors of the Han dynasty
  • Emperor Wu of Jin China
  • Emperor Wu of Liang
  • Empress Wu (Wu Zetian) of the Zhou Dynasty
  • Cao Cao, also known as Emperor Wu of Wei

• Fictional people
  • Mr. Wu, a character from the TV series Deadwood
  • Mr. Wu, a character referred to in songs by George Formby

Wu may also refer to:

• Wú (negative), Zhaozhou's response to the question: "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?"
• Wu style Taijiquan, also Wu/Hao style Taijiquan
• Wu, a kind of Chinese shaman
• The Wu-Tang Clan, an American rap group with themes based on Chinese folk lore and martial arts movies
• Shen Gong Wu are fictional mystical artifacts from the animated series Xiaolin Showdown
• Wu wei, a principle of Taoism

See also

• Yu the Great, founder of the Xia Dynasty.