Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); province of Jiangsu

Chinese: 姓氏,也指古国名、地区名。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “wu” becomes a different word in each tone. 吴 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 吴郭鱼wú guō yú(Tw) tilapia
  • 吴市吹箫wú shì chuī xiāo(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution

Example Sentence

吴老师教我们音乐。Wú lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men yīn yuè.Teacher Wu teaches us music.

(surname)老师lǎo shīteacherjiāoto teach我们wǒ menwe音乐yīn yuèmusic