Historical Evolution
吳
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
吳
Seal
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
吳
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
吳
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
吳
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
吳
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
吳
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
吳
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
吳
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
吳
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
吳
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
吳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
吴 / 吳 [Wú]
surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
Japanese
noun
- Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze)
- Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu
- Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Sun Wu
- Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
呉 う
U surname
呉 うん
Un surname
呉 お
O surname
呉 おう
Ou surname
呉 おお
Oo surname
呉 くれ
Kure, Wu (Chinese state ?-473 BCE, Chinese kingdoms 222-280 CE, 902-937 CE, region of China: Jiangsu south of the Yangtze) place namesurname
呉 こう
Kō surname
呉 ご
Go surname
Wu (Chinese state ?-473 BCE, Chinese kingdoms 222-280 CE, 902-937 CE, region of China: Jiangsu south of the Yangtze) place name
呉 ごう
Gou surname
CHINESE WORDS (65)
吴邦国 [WúBāngguó] #15,419
Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, polituro member from 2002
吴仪 [WúYí] #19,910
Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
吴镇宇 [WúZhènyǔ] #41,686
Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor
东吴 [DōngWú] #22,164
Eastern Wu (222-280)
吴三桂 [WúSānguì] #24,520
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
吴国 [Wúguó] #24,623
Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
吴官正 [WúGuānzhèng] #24,998
Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
吴越 [WúYuè] #26,948
states of south China in different historical periods
吴江 [Wújiāng] #27,697
Wujiang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sūzhōu], Jiangsu
吴晗 [WúHán] #33,209
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
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JAPANESE WORDS (34)
出してくれる [だしてくれる] #5,114
to take out (e.g. garbage)
呉 [ご] #20,360
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze)
見てくれ [みてくれ] #23,600
appearance
⭐ 呉れる [くれる] #30,172
to give
呉服屋 [ごふくや] #48,936
kimono fabrics shop
⭐ 茣蓙 [ござ] #61,814
rush mat
⭐ 呉服 [ごふく] #65,155
cloth (for Japanese clothes)
藍子 [アイゴ] #66,555
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens)
呉服店 [ごふくてん] #72,040
kimono fabrics shop
何くれとなく [なにくれとなく] #72,707
in various ways
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