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'''Wu''' may refer to:
* [[Wu (region)]], a region in China, associated with:
** [[Wu (linguistics)]], a subdivision of spoken Chinese spoken in the Wu region
** [[Wu (state)]], a state in the Wu region during the Spring and Autumn Period
** [[Wu (kingdom)]], 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
* [[Wú (negative)]], Zhaozhou's response to the question: "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?"
* [[Wu (surname)]] (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
** [[Tim Wu]], a legal academic
** [[Wu Wenjun]], mathematician
** [[Characters_of_Deadwood#Mr_Wu|Mr. Wu]] a character from the TV series Deadwood
** A character referred to in songs by [[George Formby]]
*A number of [[Chinese emperor]]s
**[[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]]
**[[Wu Zetian|Empress Wu]] (Wu Zetian) of the Zhou Dynasty
**[[Cao Cao]] is also known as '''Emperor Wu of Wei'''
* [[Wu style T'ai Chi Ch'uan|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]]
* [[Wu wei]], a principle of Taoism
* [[Wu Yi]], Vice Premier of China
== See also ==
* [[Yu the Great]], founder of the [[Xia Dynasty]].
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Wu was born in 304 B.C.