Chinese words starting with 吴 (wú)
51 words.
- 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
- 吴邦国 Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, politburo member 1992-2012
- 吴仪 Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
- 吴楚 southern states of Wu and Chu
- 吴县 Wu county in Jiangsu
- 吴越 states of south China in different historical periods
- 吴国 Wu state
- 吴用 Wu Yong, character of 水浒传 shuǐhǔzhuàn, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星 zhìduōxīng
- 吴晗 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
- 吴淞 Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
- 吴起 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
- 吴玉章 Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
- 吴子 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 wǔjīngqīshū, written by Wu Qi 吴起 wúqǐ
- 吴承恩 Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西游记
- 吴忠市 Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 níngxiàhuízúzìzhìqū
- 吴作栋 Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004
- 吴哥窟 Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
- 吴哥城 Ankorwat, Cambodia
- 吴孟超 Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders
- 吴桥县 Wuqiao, a county in Cangzhou City 沧州市 cāngzhōushì, Hebei
- 吴川市 Wuchuan, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市 zhànjiāngshì, Guangdong
- 吴清源 Go Seigen (1914–2014), Chinese-born Japanese professional Go player
- 吴官正 Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
- 吴下阿蒙 model of self-improvement by diligent study
- 吴中区 Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市 sūzhōushì, Jiangsu
- 吴兴区 Wuxing, a district of Huzhou City 湖州市 húzhōushì, Zhejiang
- 吴堡县 Wubu, a county in Yulin City 榆林市 yúlínshì, Shaanxi
- 吴头楚尾 fig. close together
- 吴市吹箫 to beg on the streets
- 吴建豪 Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member
- 吴敬梓 Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史 rúlínwàishǐ
- 吴永刚 Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director
- 吴自牧 Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
- 吴越同舟 Wu and Yue in the same boat
- 吴郭鱼 tilapia
- 吴镇宇 Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor
- 吴仁宝 Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 华西村 huáxīcūn, responsible for turning it into a modern rich community
- 吴趼人 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
- 吴任臣 Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十国春秋
- 吴侬软语 the soft and melodic Wu dialect
- 吴嘉经 Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet
- 吴天明 Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
- 吴尊 Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai
- 吴广 Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陈胜吴广起义 chénshèngwúguǎngqǐyì
- 吴江区 Wujiang, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市 sūzhōushì, Jiangsu
- 吴牛见月 cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
- 吴王阖庐 King Helu of Wu
- 吴王阖闾 King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- 吴语 Wu dialects
- 吴起县 Wuqi, a county in Yan'an City 延安市 yánānshì, Shaanxi
- 吴越春秋 History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 赵晔 zhàoyè, 10 extant scrolls