Chinese words starting with 吳 (wú)
51 words.
- 吳三桂 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
- 吳邦國 Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, politburo member 1992-2012
- 吳儀 Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
- 吳楚 southern states of Wu and Chu
- 吳縣 Wu county in Jiangsu
- 吳越 states of south China in different historical periods
- 吳國 Wu state
- 吳用 Wu Yong, character of 水浒传 shuǐhǔzhuàn, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星 zhìduōxīng
- 吳晗 Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution
- 吳淞 Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
- 吳起 Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吴子 wúzǐ, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 wǔjīngqīshū
- 吳玉章 Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
- 吳子 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 wǔjīngqīshū, written by Wu Qi 吴起 wúqǐ
- 吳承恩 Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西游记
- 吳忠市 Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 níngxiàhuízúzìzhìqū
- 吳作棟 Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004
- 吳哥窟 Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
- 吳哥城 Ankorwat, Cambodia
- 吳孟超 Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders
- 吳橋縣 Wuqiao, a county in Cangzhou City 沧州市 cāngzhōushì, Hebei
- 吳川市 Wuchuan, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市 zhànjiāngshì, Guangdong
- 吳清源 Go Seigen (1914–2014), Chinese-born Japanese professional Go player
- 吳官正 Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
- 吳下阿蒙 model of self-improvement by diligent study
- 吳中區 Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市 sūzhōushì, Jiangsu
- 吳堡縣 Wubu, a county in Yulin City 榆林市 yúlínshì, Shaanxi
- 吳市吹簫 to beg on the streets
- 吳建豪 Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member
- 吳敬梓 Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史 rúlínwàishǐ
- 吳永剛 Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director
- 吳自牧 Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
- 吳興區 Wuxing, a district of Huzhou City 湖州市 húzhōushì, Zhejiang
- 吳越同舟 Wu and Yue in the same boat
- 吳郭魚 tilapia
- 吳鎮宇 Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor
- 吳頭楚尾 fig. close together
- 吳仁寶 Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 华西村 huáxīcūn, responsible for turning it into a modern rich community
- 吳趼人 Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪现状
- 吳任臣 Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十国春秋
- 吳儂軟語 the soft and melodic Wu dialect
- 吳嘉經 Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet
- 吳天明 Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
- 吳尊 Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai
- 吳廣 Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陈胜吴广起义 chénshèngwúguǎngqǐyì
- 吳江區 Wujiang, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市 sūzhōushì, Jiangsu
- 吳牛見月 cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
- 吳王闔廬 King Helu of Wu
- 吳王闔閭 King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- 吳語 Wu dialects
- 吳起縣 Wuqi, a county in Yan'an City 延安市 yánānshì, Shaanxi
- 吳越春秋 History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 赵晔 zhàoyè, 10 extant scrolls