Usage of the character 吳

Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子／吴子 ( Wúzǐ), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

Wúqiáo

吴桥

[吳橋]

Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

Wú Guǎng

吴广

[吳廣]

Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義／陈胜吴广起义 ( Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì)

Wú Hán

吴晗

[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

Wúsōng

吴淞

[吳淞]

Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai

Wú Chǔ

吴楚

[吳楚]

southern states of Wu and Chu
the middle and lower Yangtze valley

Wú Yuè

吴越

[吳越]

states of south China in different historical periods
proverbially perpetual arch-enemies

Wújiāng

吴江

[吳江]

Wujiang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州／苏州 ( Sūzhōu), Jiangsu

Wúzhōng

吴中

[吳中]

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市／苏州市 ( Sūzhōushì), Jiangsu

Wúzǐ

吴子

[吳子]

Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), written by Wu Qi 吳起／吴起 ( Wú Qǐ)

Sūnwú

孙吴

[孫吳]

Sunwu county in Heihe 黑河 ( Hēihé), Heilongjiang

Wúguó

吴国

[吳國]

Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權／孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms

Wúxiàn

吴县

[吳縣]

Wu county in Jiangsu

Wúqǐ

吴起

[吳起]

Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Wúqí

吴旗

[吳旗]

Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi
old spelling of Wuqi 吳起／吴起 ( Wúqǐ)

Wúxīng

吴兴

[吳興]

Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市 ( Húzhōushì), Zhejiang

Wú Yòng

吴用

[吳用]

Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳／水浒传 ( Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星 ( Zhìduōxīng)

Wú Sānguì

吴三桂

[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

Wú Rénbǎo

吴仁宝

[吳仁寶]

Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村／华西村 ( Huáxī Cūn), responsible for turning it into a modern rich community

Wú Qīngyuán

吴清源

[吳清源]

Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player

Wúgēkū

吴哥窟

[吳哥窟]

Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia

Wú Yùzhāng

吴玉章

[吳玉章]

Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician

wúguōyú

吴郭鱼

[吳郭魚]

(Tw) tilapia

Sūnwúxiàn

孙吴县

[孫吳縣]

Sunwu county in Heihe 黑河 ( Hēihé), Heilongjiang

Wú Guānzhèng

吴官正

[吳官正]

Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

Wú Bāngguó

吴邦国

[吳邦國]

Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, politburo member 1992-2012

Wúbǔ Xiàn

吴堡县

[吳堡縣]

Wubu County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

Wúgēchéng

吴哥城

[吳哥城]

Ankorwat, Cambodia

Wúzhōngshì

吴忠市

[吳忠市]

Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia

Wú Zìmù

吴自牧

[吳自牧]

Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty

Wú Yǒnggāng

吴永刚

[吳永剛]

Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director

Wúzhōngqū

吴中区

[吳中區]

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市／苏州市 ( Sūzhōushì), Jiangsu

Wú Zhènyǔ

吴镇宇

[吳鎮宇]

Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor

Wú Zuòdòng

吴作栋

[吳作棟]

Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004

Wú Jiǎnrén

吴趼人

[吳趼人]

Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀／二十年目睹之怪现状

Wú Jiājīng

吴嘉经

[吳嘉經]

Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet

Wú Jiànháo

吴建豪

[吳建豪]

Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member

Wú Tiānmíng

吴天明

[吳天明]

Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director

Wú Chéng'ēn

吴承恩

[吳承恩]

Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记

Wújiāngshì

吴江市

[吳江市]

Wujiang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州／苏州 ( Sūzhōu), Jiangsu

Wúchuānshì

吴川市

[吳川市]

Wuchuan, county-level city in Zhanjiang 湛江 ( Zhànjiāng), Guangdong

Wú Rènchén

吴任臣

[吳任臣]

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

Wú Jìngzǐ

吴敬梓

[吳敬梓]

Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史 ( Rulín Wàishi)

Wúqíxiàn

吴旗县

[吳旗縣]

Wuqi county, Shaanxi
old spelling of 吳起縣／吴起县 ( Wúqǐxiàn)

Wúqǐxiàn

吴起县

[吳起縣]

Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Wúqiáoxiàn

吴桥县

[吳橋縣]

Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

Wúxīngqū

吴兴区

[吳興區]

Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市 ( Húzhōushì), Zhejiang

Wú Mèngchāo

吴孟超

[吳孟超]

Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders

Wúnóngjiāoyǔ

吴侬娇语

[吳儂嬌語]

pleasant-sounding Wu dialect
also written 吳儂軟語／吴侬软语 ( Wúnóngruǎnyǔ)

Wúwáng Hé Lü

吴王阖闾

[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
also called 吳王闔廬／吴王阖庐

Dōngwú Dàxué

东吴大学

[東吳大學]

Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952)
Soochow University (Taipei, Taiwan since 1954)

Wúxià'ā Méng

吴下阿蒙

[吳下阿蒙]

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)

Wú Yuè Chūnqiū

吴越春秋

[吳越春秋]

History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄／赵晔 ( Zhào Yè), 10 extant scrolls

Wútóu Chǔwěi

吴头楚尾

[吳頭楚尾]

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
head-to-tail
one thing starts where the other leaves off

Wúnóngruǎnyǔ

吴侬软语

[吳儂軟語]

pleasant-sounding Wu dialect

Wúniújiànyuè

吴牛见月

[吳牛見月]

cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun

Wúshìchuīxiāo

吴市吹箫

[吳市吹簫]

to beg while playing the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ)
cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 ( Wǔ Zǐxū), destitute refugee from Chu 楚 ( Chǔ), busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician

Wú Yuètóngzhōu

吴越同舟

[吳越同舟]