| 吴 | wú | surname Wu; province of Jiangsu; name of Southern China states at different historical periods |
| 吴兴 | Wú xīng | Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市, Zhejiang |
| 吴淞 | Wú sōng | Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai |
| 吴起 | Wú qǐ | Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi; Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of ”Wu-zi” 吴子, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 |
| 吴中 | Wú zhōng | Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 苏州市, Jiangsu |
| 吴敬梓 | Wú Jìng zǐ | Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史 |
| 吴县 | Wú xiàn | Wu county in Jiangsu |
| 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 |
| 吴越 | Wú Yuè | states of south China in different historical periods; proverbially perpetual arch-enemies |
| 吴下阿蒙 | Wú xià ā Méng | General Lü Meng 吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu) |
| 吴中区 | Wú zhōng qū | Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 苏州市, Jiangsu |
| 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 yǔ | pleasant-sounding Wu dialect; also written 吴侬软语 |
| 吴侬软语 | Wú nóng ruǎn yǔ | 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); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms |
| 吴堡 | Wú bǔ | Wubu county in Yúlín 榆林, Shǎnxī |
| 吴堡县 | Wú bǔ xiàn | Wubu county in Yúlín 榆林, Shǎnxī |
| 吴天明 | Wú Tiān míng | Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director |
| 吴子 | Wú zǐ | ”Wu-zi”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吴起 |
| 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, Guangdong |
| 吴川市 | Wú chuān shì | Wuchuan county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江, Guangdong |
| 吴市吹箫 | Wú shì chuī xiāo | to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician |
| 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 (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西游记 |
| 吴旗 | Wú qí | Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi; old spelling of Wuqi 吴起 |
| 吴旗县 | Wú qí xiàn | Wuqi county, Shaanxi; old spelling of 吴起县 |
| 吴楚 | Wú Chǔ | southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley |
| 吴桥 | Wú qiáo | Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 沧州, Hebei |
| 吴桥县 | Wú qiáo xiàn | Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 沧州, Hebei |
| 吴永刚 | Wú Yǒng gāng | Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director |
| 吴江 | Wú jiāng | Wujiang county level city in Suzhou 苏州, Jiangsu |
| 吴江市 | Wú jiāng shì | Wujiang county level city in Suzhou 苏州, Jiangsu |
| 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 514-496 BC); also called 吴王阖闾 |
| 吴王阖闾 | Wú wáng Hé Lǘ | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸; also called 吴王阖庐 |
| 吴用 | Wú Yòng | Wu Yong, character of 水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星 |
| 吴自牧 | Wú Zì mù | Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty |
| 吴兴区 | Wú xīng qū | Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市, Zhejiang |
