a surname; a region in ancient China

Animated Stroke Order 吴

吴 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 吴

吴 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
guó
shì
chūn
qiū
shí
de
zhòng
yào
guó
jiā

Wu was an important state during the Spring and Autumn period.

2
xìng
zài
zhōng
guó
hěn
cháng
jiàn

The surname Wu is very common in China.

3
zài
jiāng
zhè
guǎng广
fàn
shǐ使
yòng

Wu dialect is widely used in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Information

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Frequency
Zhuyinㄨˊ
Components
UnicodeU+5434
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Cultural note

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