吴
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surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in southern China at different historical periods
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 吳
- Common rank
- #1,148
- Unicode
- U+5434
Formation & memory
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Words with 吴
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东吴大学 | Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952); Soochow University (Taipei, Taiwan since … | |
| 吴中区 | Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 天低吴楚，眼空无物 | the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to se… | |
| 新吴区 | Xinwu, a district of Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 Shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 吴天明 | Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director | |
| 吴江区 | Wujiang, a district of Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 吴下阿蒙 | General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by di… | |
| 吴起县 | Wuqi, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 吴牛见月 | cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun | |
| 吴兴区 | Wuxing, a district of Huzhou City 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 吴川市 | Wuchuan, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 吴官正 | Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspec… | |
| 陈胜吴广起义 | Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty | |
| 吴清源 | Go Seigen (1914–2014), Chinese-born Japanese professional Go player | |
| 吴子 | Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], w… | |
| 吴县 | Wu county in Jiangsu | |
| 吴国 | Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by S… | |
| 吴中 | see 吳中區|吴中区[Wu2 zhong1 Qu1] | |
| 吴语 | Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas) | |
| 新吴 | see 新吳區|新吴区[Xin1 wu2 Qu1] |
Sound family
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