吴(wú): surname Wu
surname Wu
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- wú
- Meaning
- surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in southern China at different historical periods
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 吳
Origin & structure
Where 吴 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 吴 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 吴
Common words using 吴 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by…
Open 吴下阿蒙 page →Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 华西村, responsible for turning i…
Open 吴仁宝 page →Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Ins…
Open 吴官正 page →Related characters
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