Wu may refer to:
Places
- Wu (region) (吳; Wú), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue
- Wu Chinese (吴语; 吳語), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region
 - Wuyue culture (吳越文化), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region
 
 - Wu (state) (Chinese: 吳; pinyin: Wú; Old Chinese: *ŋʷˤa), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE
 - Eastern Wu (东吴; 東吳; Dōng Wú) or Sun Wu (孙吴; 孫吳; Sūn Wú), one of the Three Kingdoms in 184/220–280 CE
 - Li Zitong (吳帝, died 622), who declared a brief Wu Dynasty during the Sui–Tang interregnum in 619–620 CE
 - Wu (Ten Kingdoms) (杨吴; 楊吳; Yáng Wú), one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE
 - Wuyue (吴越; 吳越; Wúyuè), another of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE
 - Wu River (disambiguation), various rivers in China
 
Language
- Wu Chinese, a group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese
 
People
- Wu (surname) (or Woo) (吳), several different Chinese surnames
 - Chinese rulers
- Emperor Wu (disambiguation)
 - King Wu (disambiguation)
 - Duke Wu (disambiguation)
 - Wu Zetian (624–705), also known as Empress Wu
 
 - Wu, nickname of the singer of alternative rock band This Et Al
 
Religion
- Wu (awareness), a concept of awareness, consciousness or enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion
 - Wú (negative), Zhaozhou's response to the question: "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?"
 - Wu (shaman), shaman in Chinese folk religion
 
Arts and entertainment
- "Doctor Wu", a song on the 1975 album Katy Lied by the band Steely Dan
 - Mr. Wu (1919 film), a 1919 British drama film based on the 1913 play
 - Mr. Wu (1927 film), a 1927 American silent movie starring Lon Chaney
 
Characters
- Mr. Wu, a character referred to in several songs of the 1930s and 1940s by George Formby
 - Mr. Wu, a character from the HBO TV series Deadwood
 - Sensei Wu, a character in Ninjago
 - Sgt. Wu, a character from the TV series Grimm
 - Marcy Wu, a character from the TV series Amphibia
 - Madame Wu, a character in the Simpsons episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan"
 
See also
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