东吴 Traditional form: 東吳 Pinyin (reading): Dōng Wú Definitions: Eastern Wu (222-280) the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權/孙权 Characters: 东 - east, eastern, eastward 吴 - one of several warring states; surname Traditional characters: 東 - east, eastern, eastward 吳 - one of several warring states; surname