Chinese Character Dictionary

吲哚

yĭn duŏ

indole C8H7N (heterocyclic organic compound)

吴

Wú

surname Wu

吴下阿蒙

Wú xià ā Méng

General Lü Meng 呂矇|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

吴中

Wú zhōng

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu

吴中区

Wú zhōng qū

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu

吴仁宝

Wú Rén băo

Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CPC chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[Huá xī Cūn], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community

吴任臣

Wú Rèn chén

Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋

吴作栋

Wú Zuò dòng

Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004

吴仪

Wú Yí

Wu Yi (vice-premiers of the PRC State Council)

吴侬娇语

Wú nóng jiāo yŭ

pleasant-sounding Wu dialect

吴侬软语

Wú nóng ruăn yŭ

pleasant-sounding Wu dialect

吴哥城

Wú gē chéng

Ankorwat, Cambodia

吴哥窟

Wú gē kū

Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia

吴嘉经

Wú Jiā jīng

Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet

吴国

Wú guó

Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)

吴堡

Wú bŭ

Wubu County in Yulin 榆林[Yú lín], Shaanxi

吴堡县

Wú bŭ Xiàn

Wubu County in Yulin 榆林[Yú lín], Shaanxi

吴天明

Wú Tiān míng

Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director

吴子

Wú zĭ

”Wu-zi”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wŭ jīng Qī Shū], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wú Qĭ]

吴孟超

Wú Mèng chāo

Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders

吴官正

Wú Guān zhèng

Wu Guanzheng

吴尊

Wú Zūn

Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)

吴川

Wú chuān

Wuchuan county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhàn jiāng], Guangdong

吴川市

Wú chuān shì

Wuchuan county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhàn jiāng], Guangdong

吴市吹箫

Wú shì chuī xiāo

to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ)

吴建豪

Wú Jiàn háo

Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member

吴忠

Wú zhōng

Wuzhong prefecture level city in Ningxia

吴忠市

Wú zhōng shì

Wuzhong prefecture level city in Ningxia

吴承恩

Wú Chéng ēn

Wu Cheng'en (100-182), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

吴敬梓

Wú Jìng zĭ

Wu Jingzi (1701-174), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Rú lín Wài shĭ]

吴旗

Wú qí

Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi

吴旗县

Wú qí xiàn

Wuqi county, Shaanxi

吴晗

Wú Hán

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

吴楚

Wú Chŭ

southern states of Wu and Chu

吴桥

Wú qiáo

Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cāng zhōu], Hebei

吴桥县

Wú qiáo xiàn

Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cāng zhōu], Hebei

吴永刚

Wú Yŏng gāng

Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director

吴江

Wú jiāng

Wujiang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu

吴江市

Wú jiāng shì

Wujiang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu

吴淞

Wú sōng

Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai

吴清源

Wú Qīng yuán

Go Seigen (1914-), Go player

吴牛见月

Wú niú jiàn yuè

cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun

吴玉章

Wú Yù zhāng

Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician

吴王阖庐

Wú wáng Hé Lú

King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 14-496 BC)

吴王阖闾

Wú wáng Hé Lu:2

King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 14-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

吴用

Wú Yòng

Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuĭ hŭ Zhuàn], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[Zhì duō xīng]

吴县

Wú xiàn

Wu county in Jiangsu

吴自牧

Wú Zì mù

Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty

吴兴

Wú xīng

Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市[Hú zhōu shì], Zhejiang

吴兴区

Wú xīng qū

Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市[Hú zhōu shì], Zhejiang

吴语

Wú yŭ

Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)

吴起

Wú Qĭ

Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (47-220 BC), author of ”Wu-zi” 吳子|吴子[Wú zĭ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wŭ jīng Qī Shū]

吴起县

Wú qĭ xiàn

Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yán ān], Shaanxi

吴越

Wú Yuè

states of south China in different historical periods

吴越同舟

Wú Yuè tóng zhōu

Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals

吴越春秋

Wú Yuè chūn qiū

History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔, 10 extant scrolls

吴越曲

Wú Yuè qū

folk song from Wu or from south China more generally

吴趼人

Wú Jiăn rén

Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状

吴邦国

Wú Bāng guó

Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, polituro member from 2002

吴镇宇

Wú Zhèn yŭ

Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor