Wú
Traditional: 吳
吴 (Wú) is a Chinese word meaning “surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in southern China at different historical periods”.
Meanings
- 1surname Wu
- 2area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
- 3name of states in southern China at different historical periods
Related words
吴镇宇Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor吴市吹箫(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1] exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])吴郭鱼(Tw) tilapia天低吴楚，眼空无物the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon东吴Eastern Wu (222-280)东吴大学Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952)吴三桂Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty吴下阿蒙General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)吴中区Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu吴仁宝Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[Hua2 xi1 Cun1], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community吴仪Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council吴任臣Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋