How to write 吴, stroke by stroke
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What 吴 means
surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in southern China at different historical periods
Words with 吴
- 吴市吹箫wú shì chuī xiāo(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记)
- 吴哥城wú gē chéngAnkorwat, Cambodia
- 吴国wú guóWu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
- 吴子wú zǐWuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吴起
- 吴楚wú chǔsouthern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
- 吴用wú yòngWu Yong, character of 水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星
- 吴哥窟wú gē kūAngkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
- 吴淞wú sōngWusong river and dock area in Shanghai
- 吴牛见月wú niú jiàn yuècow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
- 吴侬软语wú nóng ruǎn yǔthe soft and melodic Wu dialect
- 吴王阖庐wú wáng hé lúKing Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾
- 吴王阖闾wú wáng hé lǘKing Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸; also called 吳王闔廬|吴王阖庐