Wu
Wu may refer to: == Places == Wu River (disambiguation), various rivers in China All of the following derive from the Chinese name 吳, written 吴 in simplified characters and pronounced Wú in Standard Mandarin: Wu, the historic name of Suzhou in Jiangsu, China State of Wu or Wu Kingdom, an ancient Chinese state ruled from Suzhou during the Spring and Autumn period (mid-1st millennium BC) Wu County or Wu Xian, a former Chinese county around Suzhou Wu Kingdom (Han dynasty), one of the principalities of the Western Han dynasty (2nd–1st century BC) Eastern Wu, Sun Wu, or Wu Kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms (2nd–3rd century) Wu Empire or dynasty, a brief state ruled by Li Zitong during the Sui–Tang interregnum (619–620) Wu (Ten Kingdoms), Yang Wu, or Wu Kingdom, a kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (10th century) Wuyue, Wu–Yue, or Wu Kingdom, another kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Wu (region), an informal region of China roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue == Culture == Wuyue culture (吳越文化), the local culture of the Wu region Wu Chinese (吳語), a group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese Wu (awareness), 悟) a concept of awareness, consciousness or enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion Wu (negative), 無), Zhaozhou's response to the question "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature? " Wu (shaman), 巫), shaman in Chinese contexts "Doctor Wu", a song on the 1975 album Katy Lied by the band Steely Dan Mr. Wu (1919 film), a 1919 British drama film based on the 1913 play Mr.