Keyword
one of several warring states
- surname
- Frequency
- #1931
- Strokes
- 7
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吴
area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in southern China at different historical periods
东吴
Eastern Wu (222-280); the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孙权
吴国
Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
吴越
states of south China in different historical periods; proverbially perpetual arch-enemies
吴县
Wu county in Jiangsu
吴仪
Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
吴邦国
Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, politburo member 1992-2012
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)
吴淞
Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
吴玉章
Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
吴用
Wu Yong, character of 水浒传 (ShuǐhǔZhuàn), nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星 (Zhìduōxīng)
吴哥窟
Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
吴镇宇
Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor
吴忠市
Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 (NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū)
吴子
Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 (WǔjīngQīshū), written by Wu Qi 吴起 (WúQǐ)
东吴大学
Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952); Soochow University (Taipei, Taiwan since 1954)
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
吴承恩
Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西游记
吴作栋
Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004
吴楚
southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
吴建豪
Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member
吴川市
Wuchuan, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市 (ZhànjiāngShì), Guangdong
吴中区
Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市 (SūzhōuShì), Jiangsu