English
Wu
Wu comes from Chinese ^吳.
- Chinesemodern^吳
- Englishearliest quotation 1977Wu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinesemodern^吳
- Englishearliest quotation 1977Wu
Earliest quotation: 1977, Yee Chiang, Kuei-lin and Yang-shuo: “I deeply regretted having to miss seeing Hsing-ping, a…”
Every English word from Chinese ^吳
Another origin of Wu
- Chinesemodern^武Wǔ‘war, warrior, warlike’
- EnglishtodayWu
Another origin of Wu
- Chinesemodern^烏Wū or Wù‘crow, raven, black’
- EnglishtodayWu
Another origin of Wu
- Chinesemodern^巫Wū or Wú‘shaman, sorceror, witch’
- EnglishtodayWu
Another origin of Wu
- Chinesemodern^㵲Wǔ
- EnglishtodayWu
Today it means
name Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence: A county of imperial and Republican China around Suzhou.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese ^吳 / Wu