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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wú | wu2
English translation
one of several warring states; surname

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

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Positional decomposition

kǒu ⿻?

Explanation

Simplified form of . Pictograph of a person () standing up, yelling with an open mouth ( kǒu ).

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
surname Wu
吴邦国 Wú Bāng guó Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, polituro member from 2002吳邦國
吴仪 Wú Yí Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council吳儀
吴镇宇 Wú Zhèn yǔ Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor吳鎮宇
东吴 Dōng Wú Eastern Wu (222-280)東吳
吴三桂 Wú Sān guì 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吳三桂
吴国 Wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)吳國
吴官正 Wú Guān zhèng Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CPC Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection吳官正
吴越 Wú Yuè proverbially perpetual arch-enemies吳越
吴江 Wú jiāng Wujiang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州 Sū zhōu [Sū​zhōu], Jiangsu吳江
吴晗 Wú Hán Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 Zhū Yuán zhāng , hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution吳晗
吴起 Wú Qǐ Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子|吴子 Wú zǐ [Wú​zǐ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书 Wǔ jīng Qī shū [Wǔ​jīng​Qī​shū]吳起

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