Wu may refer to:
Places
- Wu (region) (吳; Wú), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue
- Wu Chinese (吴语; 吳語), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region
- Wuyue culture (吳越文化), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region
- Wu (state) (Chinese: 吳; pinyin: Wú; Old Chinese: *ŋʷˤa), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE
- Eastern Wu (东吴; 東吳; Dōng Wú) or Sun Wu (孙吴; 孫吳; Sūn Wú), one of the Three Kingdoms in 184/220–280 CE
- Li Zitong (吳帝, died 622), who declared a brief Wu Dynasty during the Sui–Tang interregnum in 619–620 CE
- Wu (Ten Kingdoms) (杨吴; 楊吳; Yáng Wú), one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE
- Wuyue (吴越; 吳越; Wúyuè), another of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE
- Wu River (disambiguation), various rivers in China
Language
- Wu Chinese, a group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese
People
- Wu (surname) (or Woo) (吳), several different Chinese surnames
- Chinese rulers
- Emperor Wu (disambiguation)
- King Wu (disambiguation)
- Duke Wu (disambiguation)
- Wu Zetian (624–705), also known as Empress Wu
- Wu, nickname of the singer of alternative rock band This Et Al
Religion
- Wu (awareness), a concept of awareness, consciousness or enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion
- Wú (negative), Zhaozhou's response to the question: "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?"
- Wu (shaman), shaman in Chinese folk religion
Arts and entertainment
- "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. Wu (1927 film), a 1927 American silent movie starring Lon Chaney
Characters
- Mr. Wu, a character referred to in several songs of the 1930s and 1940s by George Formby
- Mr. Wu, a character from the HBO TV series Deadwood
- Sensei Wu, a character in Ninjago
- Sgt. Wu, a character from the TV series Grimm
- Marcy Wu, a character from the TV series Amphibia
- Madame Wu, a character in the Simpsons episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan"
See also
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