surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

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  • surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

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吴三桂Wú Sān guì

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

吴下阿蒙Wú xià ā Méng

General Lü Meng 吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

吴中Wú zhōng

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 苏州市[Sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu

吴中区Wú zhōng qū

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 苏州市[Sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu

吴仁宝Wú Rén bǎo

Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CPC chief of Huaxi Village 华西村[Huá xī Cūn], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community

吴任臣Wú Rèn chén

Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十国春秋

Other Characters Pronounced “wu”