Wu.
Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence:
Meaning & usage
Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence: A county of imperial and Republican China around Suzhou.
Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence: A commandery of imperial China around Suzhou.
A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: The family of Chinese languages spoken in that region, including Shanghainese and Suzhounese, the second-most spoken family after Mandarin.
A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: The kingdom ruled by the Ji family from Wuxi and then Suzhou during the Spring and Autumn period of China's Zhou dynasty.
A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: A common surname from Chinese
A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: The kingdom ruled by the Sun family from Ezhou and Nanjing during the Three Kingdoms interregnum following China's Han dynasty.
A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: The kingdom ruled by Li Zitong from Yangzhou and Hangzhou during the interregnum following China's Sui dynasty.
A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: The kingdom ruled by the Yang family from Yangzhou during the Ten Kingdoms interregnum following China's Tang dynasty.
A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: The kingdom ruled by the Qian family from Hangzhou and Shaoxing during the Ten Kingdoms interregnum following China's Tang dynasty.
Where this word comes from
Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 吳 /吴 (Wú). Doublet of O.
A surname from Chinese.
An epithet of numerous kings and emperors in Chinese history who were honored with variants of the posthumous name Wuwang or Wudi.
Where this word comes from
Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 武 (Wǔ, “war, warrior, warlike”).
A river in Guizhou, China, a tributary of the Yangtze.
A surname from Chinese.
Where this word comes from
Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 烏 /乌 (Wū or Wù, “crow, raven, black”).
A river in Hunan, China, a tributary of the Yuan.
A surname from Chinese.
Where this word comes from
Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 巫 (Wū or Wú, “shaman, sorceror, witch”).
A river in Hunan, China, a tributary of the Yuan.
Where this word comes from
Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 㵲 (Wǔ).
A surname from Chinese.
Where this word comes from
The romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various other Chinese surnames: 伍 (Wǔ), 仵 (Wǔ), 鄔／邬 (Wū).
A surname from Chinese.
Where this word comes from
From Cantonese 胡 (wu⁴). Doublet of Hu.
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