ㄨˊ

  • surname Wu
  • area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
  • name of states in southern China at different historical periods

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 吴 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 吴语的方言差异很大。 Different variants of Shanghainese differ greatly with each other.
  • 我會普通話、西南官話、吳語和西班牙語。 I can speak Standard Chinese (Putonghua), Southwestern Mandarin, Wu Chinese, and Spanish.

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