吴 (wú): area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai, name of states in southern China at different historical periods
吴 (wú) is a Chinese character meaning “area comprising southern jiangsu, northern zhejiang and shanghai.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural) and 天 (structural). It ranks #1133 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
- name of states in southern China at different historical periods
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吴镇宇 | wú zhèn yǔ | Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor |
| 东吴大学 | dōng wú dà xué | Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952) |
| 吴天明 | wú tiān míng | Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director |
| 天低吴楚，眼空无物 | tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù | the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom) |
| 吴中区 | wú zhōng qū | Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 陈胜吴广起义 | chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì | Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty |
| 吴牛见月 | wú niú jiàn yuè | cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun |
| 吴官正 | wú guān zhèng | Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| 吴兴区 | wú xīng qū | Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang |
| 吴淞 | wú sōng | Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai |
| 吴下阿蒙 | wú xià ā méng | General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom) |
| 吴子 | wú zǐ | Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3] |
| 吴中 | wú zhōng | see 吳中區|吴中区[Wu2 zhong1 Qu1] |
| 吴用 | wú yòng | Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[Zhi4 duo1 xing1] |
| 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[Wu... |
吴 appears in 68 compound words: 90 as the first character, 3 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 吴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
Showing 3 of 6 idioms containing 吴.
Example Sentences
孩子们吴渴了，纷纷跑到饮水机前接水。
hái zǐ men wú kě le , fēn fēn pǎo dào yǐn shuǐ jī qián jiē shuǐ .
The children were thirsty and rushed to the water dispenser to fill their cups.
吴伟钦促落实公共工程制度改革 加速“大新山...
wú wěi qīn cù luò shí gōng gòng gōng chéng zhì dù gǎi gé jiā sù dà xīn shān . . .
Wu Weiqin promotes the implementation of the reform of the public works system and accelerates the "Great Johor Bahru...
东吴证券:首次覆盖东方电气给予买入评级,目标...
dōng wú zhèng quàn : shǒu cì fù gài dōng fāng diàn qì gěi yú mǎi rù píng jí , mù biāo . . .
Soochow Securities: For the first time, Dongfang Electric gave a buy rating, and the goal...
...居幕后“忙搬桌椅”! 角头团队新作怀秋、吴念轩双帅登场
. . . jū mù hòu máng bān zhuō yǐ ! jiǎo tóu tuán duì xīn zuò huái qiū , wú niàn 轩 shuāng shuài dēng chǎng
... Behind the scenes, "busy moving tables and chairs"! The new work of the Jiaotou team Huaiqiu and Wu Nianxuan appeared
明起多波锋面快闪晴雨凉暖交替 吴德荣:228连假降雨扩大
míng qǐ duō bō fēng miàn kuài shǎn qíng yǔ liáng nuǎn jiāo tì wú dé róng : 2 2 8 lián jiǎ jiàng yǔ kuò dà
Tomorrow, multiple waves of frontal flashes alternating between sunny and rainy Wu Derong: 228 consecutive holiday rains expanded
明起3波锋面接力!吴德荣:雨区扩大到南部 228连假天气出炉
míng qǐ 3 bō fēng miàn jiē lì ! wú dé róng : yǔ qū kuò dà dào nán bù 2 2 8 lián jiǎ tiān qì chū lú
Tomorrow there will be 3 waves of forward relay! Wu Derong: The rainy area expanded to the south and the 228 consecutive holiday weather was released
我会普通话、西南官话、吴语和西班牙语。
Wǒ huì pǔtōnghuà, xīnán guānhuà, Wúyǔ hé Xībānyáyǔ.
I can speak Standard Chinese (Putonghua), Southwestern Mandarin, Wu Chinese, and Spanish.
吴语的方言差异很大。
Wúyǔ de fāngyán chāyì hěn dà.
Different variants of Shanghainese differ greatly with each other.
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