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吳
简 吴 · 繁 吳Mandarin · pinyin Wú
Meanings
- surname Wu
- area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
- name of states in southern China at different historical periods
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to speak loudly; to shout
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) big
- (historical) (～國) Wu, a state during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period
- (historical) (～國) Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms
- (historical) (～國) Wu, one of the Ten Kingdoms in eastern China which was in existence from 907 to 937
- the region comprising southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang
- Wu; the Chinese dialects of that territory, including Suzhounese and Shanghainese
- (～市) Kure (a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 虞 (yú)
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