Wu may refer to:

• Wú (negative), Zhaozhou's a plant Buddha-nature?"
• Wu (region), a region in China, associated with:
  • Wu (linguistics), a subdivision of spoken Chinese spoken in the Wu region
  • State of Wu, 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
• Wu (or Woo), several different Chinese surnames
  • Ta-You Wu, Chinese-born physicist (1907–2000)
  • Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-born physicist (1912–1997)
  • David Wu, a United States Congressman from Oregon
  • Harry Wu, a human rights activist
  • Shen-Gong (Sam) Wu, structural engineer
  • Tim Wu, a legal academic
  • Mr. Wu, a character from the TV series Deadwood
• 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 is also known as Emperor Wu of Wei
• Wu style Taijiquan, also Wu/Hao style Taijiquan
• Wu, Prince of Korea, a royalty of Korea
• 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, the singer of alternative rock band This Et Al

Traditional Han character (used in Japanese) for mu Simplified Han character (used in modern Chinese) for wú Mu (Japanese), Wú/Mou5 (Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese); ç„¡, simplified: æ— , Cantonese: 冇) is a word which can be roughly translated as without or have not. While typically used as a prefix to imply the absence of... Zhàozhōu CōngshÄ›n (Chinese: 趙州從諗; Wade-Giles: Chao-chou Tsung-shen; Japanese: JōshÅ« JÅ«shin) (778–897), was a Chán (Zen) Buddhist master especially known for his paradoxical statements and strange deeds[1]. Zhaozhou became ordained as a monk at an early age. ... Buddha-nature (originally in Sanskrit, Buddha-dhatu - Buddha Element, Buddha-Principle) is a doctrine important for many schools of Mahayana Buddhism. ... Wu (吳) is a region in the Jiang Nan area (the south of Yangtze River), surrounding Suzhou, in Jiangsu province of China. ... Wu (吳方言 pinyin wú fāng yán; 吳語 pinyin wú yÇ”; Latin method wu gnu(niu)) is one of the major divisions of the Chinese language. ... Spoken Chinese The Chinese spoken language(s) comprise(s) many regional variants. ... Wu was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. ... The Spring and Autumn Period (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) represented an era in Chinese history between 722 BC and 481 BC. The period takes its name from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the period whose authorship was traditionally attributed to Confucius. ... The Three Kingdoms in 262, Eastern Wu is shown in green This article is about the Three Kingdoms state occupying modern southeastern China. ... The Three Kingdoms in 262, on the eve of the conquest of Shu. ... Wu 吳 (also refered to as Huainan 淮南) was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China which was in existance between the years of 904 and 937. ... Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Traditional Chinese: 五代十國 Simplified Chinese: 五代十国 Hanyu pinyin: WÇ”dàishíguó) (907-960) was a period of political upheaval in China, between the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. ... Kingdom of Wuyue (Traditional Chinese: 吳越國; Simplified Chinese: 吴越国, Pinyin: Wuyueguo), 852-988 AD, was a small independent coastal kingdom founded by King Qian Liu and covered what is today Shanghai, all of Zhejiang Province, the southern portion of Jiangsu Province, and (later) the northern portion of Fujian Province. ... Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Traditional Chinese: 五代十國 Simplified Chinese: 五代十国 Hanyu pinyin: WÇ”dàishíguó) (907-960) was a period of political upheaval in China, between the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. ... Wu is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Traditional Chinese), 吴 (Simplified Chinese), which is 10th most common surname in Mainland China. ... The word Woo may have a number of meanings: Courtship. ... A Chinese surname, family name (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or clan name (氏; pinyin: shì), is one of the hundreds or thousands of family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, and among overseas Chinese communities. ... Chinese-born atomic and nuclear theoretical physicist (1907-2000) who worked in the United States, Canada, mainland China, and Taiwan. ... Chien-Shiung Wu (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Wú Jiànxíong; May 13, 1912–February 16, 1997) was a Chinese American physicist with an expertise in radioactivity. ... Congressman David Wu David Wu (Traditional Chinese: 吳振偉; pinyin: Wú ZhènwÄ›i; born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the states 1st Congressional District (map). ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Professor Harry Wu (in Chinese Wu Hongda 吳弘達) (born 1937) is an activist for human rights in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Tim Wu is a professor at Columbia law school and a contributor to Slate Magazine. ... Deadwood is an American television drama series that premiered in March 2004 on HBO. The series is a Western set in the 1870s in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. ... The king or wang (王 wang2) was the Chinese head of state from the Zhou to Qin dynasties. ... Emperor Wu of Han (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), (156 BC[1]–March 29, 87 BC), personal name Liu Che (劉徹), was the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty in China, ruling from 141 BC to 87 BC. Emperor Wu is best remembered for the vast territorial expansion that occurred under... Format of naming convention in English is under discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese) and Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese)/monarchical titles. ... Emperor Wu of Liang (梁武帝) (464-549), personal name Xiao Yan (蕭衍), courtesy name Shuda (叔達), nickname Lianer (ç·´å…’), was the founding emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liang Dynasty. ... Wu Zetian (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Emperor. ... For other uses, see Cao Cao (disambiguation). ... Wu Chien-chuan in the Wu styles version of the posture Cloud Hands 雲手 The Wu style (吳氏) Tai Chi Chuan of Wu Chuan-yü (Wu Quanyou) and Wu Chien-chüan (Wu Jianquan) is the second most popular form of Tai Chi Chuan in... The Wu or Wu/Hao style (武家 or 武/郝家) of Tai Chi Chüan is a separate family style from the more popular Wu style (吳家) of Wu Chien-chüan. ... Prince Wu of Korea (1912-1945), was the 4th head of Unhyeon Palace and a member of the Imperial family of Korea. ... The shaman is an intellectual and spiritual figure who is regarded as possessing power and influence on other peoples in the tribe and performs several functions, primarily that of a healer ( medicine man). The shaman provides medical care, and serves other community needs during crisis times, via supernatural means (means... The Wu-Tang Clan is a pioneering hardcore rap group, originally from Staten Island, New York, USA (Staten Island is referred to as Shaolin in their lyrics). ... // The Shen Gong Wu (Chinese language: 神工物) are fictional mystical artifacts possessing magical powers featured in the animated television series Xiaolin Showdown. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... This Et Al are an alternative rock band formed in Leeds near the end of 2002. ...

See also

• WU (disambiguation)
• Yu the Great, founder of the Xia Dynasty.

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