| wǔ | martial/military/surname Wu |
| 武 | surname Wu |
| 武丁 | Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty |
| 武丑 | wu ch`ou [an acrobatic-fighting comic lead] |
| 武举 | successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination |
| 武义 | Wuyi county in Jinhua 金華|金华 |
| 武义县 | Wuyi county in Jinhua 金華|金华 |
| 武乡 | Wuxiang county in Chángzhì 長治|长治 |
| 武乡县 | Wuxiang county in Chángzhì 長治|长治 |
| 武人 | swordman; swordsman |
| 武仙座 | Hercules (constellation) |
| 武侠 | martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) knight-errant |
| 武侠小说 | a martial arts (wuxia) novel |
| 武侯 | Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市 |
| 武侯区 | Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市 |
| 武侯祠 | memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (many of them in different town) refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu 成都 |
| 武冈 | Wugang county level city in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳 |
| 武冈市 | Wugang county level city in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳 |
| 武则天 | Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705 |
| 武力 | (make use of) military force military force military power |
| 武力威胁 | saber-rattling |