Wu 285624 209057634 2008-04-29T19:00:11Z 80.189.129.208 {{otheruses|WU}} {{wiktionary}} '''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]]. {{disambig}} [[de:WU]] [[fr:Wu]] [[zh-classical:吳 (釋義)]] [[ko:오]] [[id:Wu]] [[nl:Wu]] [[ja:呉]] [[no:Wu]] [[pt:Wu]] [[ro:Wu (dezambiguizare)]] [[vi:Ngô (định hướng)]] [[zh:吴]] Wu was born in 304 B.C.