| 吴邦国 | Wú Bāng guó | Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, politburo member 1992-2012 |  |
| 吴三桂 | Wú Sān guì | Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty | |
| 吴官正 | Wú Guān zhèng | Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | |
| 吴承恩 | Wú Chéng ēn | Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 | |
| 吴哥窟 | Wú gē kū | Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia | |
| 吴仁宝 | Wú Rén bǎo | Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[Hua2 xi1 Cun1], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community | |
| 吴敬梓 | Wú Jìng zǐ | Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Ru2lin2 Wai4shi3] | |
| 吴孟超 | Wú Mèng chāo | Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders | |
| 吴堡县 | Wú bǔ Xiàn | Wubu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi | |
| 吴川市 | Wú chuān shì | Wuchuan, county-level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong | |
| 吴哥城 | Wú gē chéng | Ankorwat, Cambodia | |
| 吴郭鱼 | wú guō yú | (Tw) tilapia | |
| 吴嘉经 | Wú Jiā jīng | Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet | |
| 吴江市 | Wú jiāng shì | Wujiang, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu | |
| 吴建豪 | Wú Jiàn háo | Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member | |
| 吴趼人 | Wú Jiǎn rén | Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状 | |
| 吴桥县 | Wú qiáo xiàn | Wuqiao county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei | |
| 吴清源 | Wú Qīng yuán | Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player | |
| 吴旗县 | Wú qí xiàn | Wuqi county, Shaanxi / old spelling of 吳起縣|吴起县[Wu2 qi3 xian4] | |
| 吴起县 | Wú qǐ xiàn | Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi | |
| 吴任臣 | Wú Rèn chén | Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋 | |
| 吴偲佑 | wú sī yòu | Wu | |
| 吴天明 | Wú Tiān míng | Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director | |
| 吴廷烨 | wú tíng yè | Ng | |
| 吴兴区 | Wú xīng qū | Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 吴耀汉 | wú yào hàn | Richard | |
| 吴耀宗 | wú yào zōng | Y. | |
| 吴永刚 | Wú Yǒng gāng | Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director | |
| 吴越曲 | Wú Yuè qū | folk song from Wu or from south China more generally | |
| 吴玉章 | Wú Yù zhāng | Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician | |
| 吴镇宇 | Wú Zhèn yǔ | Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor | |
| 吴中区 | Wú zhōng qū | Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 吴忠市 | Wú zhōng shì | Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2xia4 Hui2zu2 Zi4zhi4qu1] | |
| 吴自牧 | Wú Zì mù | Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty | |
| 吴作栋 | Wú Zuò dòng | Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004 | |
| 吴市吹箫 | Wú shì chuī xiāo | to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician | |
| 吴头楚尾 | Wú tóu Chǔ wěi | lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom) / fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off | |
| 吴下阿蒙 | Wú xià ā Méng | General Lü / Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 / of the southern state of Wu (idiom) / model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu) | |
| 吴越同舟 | Wú Yuè tóng zhōu | Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom) / fig. cooperation between natural rivals / to collaborate towards a common end / in the same boat together | |
| 吴哥航空 | wú gē háng kōng | Angkor | |
| 吴牛见月 | Wú niú jiàn yuè | cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun | |
| 吴侬娇语 | Wú nóng jiāo yǔ | pleasant-sounding Wu dialect / also written 吳儂軟語|吴侬软语[Wu2 nong2 ruan3 yu3] | |
| 吴侬软语 | Wú nóng ruǎn yǔ | pleasant-sounding Wu dialect | |
| 吴王阖庐 | Wú wáng Hé Lú | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 | |
| 吴王阖闾 | Wú wáng Hé Lu:2 | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 / also called 吳王闔廬|吴王阖庐 | |
| 吴越春秋 | Wú Yuè chūn qiū | History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔[Zhao4 Ye4], 10 extant scrolls | |
| 吴丹研究所 | wú dān yán jiū suǒ | U Thant Institute | |
