吴 (Wú): Wu (Chinese surname)

Meanings

1 Wu (Chinese surname)
2 Wu (ancient state in the Yangtze Delta region)

Characters

吴

Wú

Wu (surname); ancient state name

Examples

吴老师教我们数学。

Wú lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen shùxué.

Teacher Wu teaches us math.

吴是中国最常见的姓之一。

Wú shì Zhōngguó zuì chángjiàn de xìng zhī yī.

Wu is one of the most common surnames in China.

Tips

culture

吴 is the 9th most common Chinese surname (~28 million people). It's associated with the Wu region (modern Jiangsu/Zhejiang) and the Wu dialect group including Shanghainese. The ancient Wu Kingdom was one of the Three Kingdoms (三国).

In Pop Culture

吴京 Wú Jīng

Wu Jing

actor/director — Wolf Warrior and The Wandering Earth

吴彦祖 Wú Yànzǔ

Daniel Wu

Hong Kong-American actor — internet 'ideal man' meme

Stroke Order

吴 Wú

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