Shu
Appearance
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Shu may refer to:
China
[edit]- Sichuan, China, officially abbreviated as Shu (蜀)
- Shu (kingdom) (conquered by Qin in 316 BC), an ancient kingdom in modern Sichuan
- Shu Han (221–263) during the Three Kingdoms period
- Cheng-Han (成汉/成漢), also named Later Shu (后蜀/後蜀), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
- Western Shu (405–413), also known as Qiao Shu, a state founded by Qiao Zong during the Eastern Jin dynasty
- Former Shu (907–925) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- Later Shu (934–965) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- The Book of Documents (Shū 書)
People
[edit]- Shu, the guitarist in the Japanese rock band, BACK-ON
- Shu (surname), Chinese surname 舒
- Frank Shu (1943–2023), Chinese-American professor of astronomy
- Quan-Sheng Shu, American physicist
- Shu Abe (阿部 嵩, born 1984), Japanese footballer
- Will Shu (born 1979), American businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo
Fictional characters
[edit]- Shu, in the Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon
- Shu, in the Dragon Ball franchise
- Shu (Suikoden), in the video game Suikoden II
- Shu Shirakawa, in the Super Robot Wars video game series
- Shū, in the Fist of the North Star manga and anime franchise
- Shu, in the manga series Hikaru no Go
- Shu Kurenai, in the manga and toyline Beyblade Burst
- Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani, in the anime series Now and Then, Here and There and Legendz
- Shu Ouma, in the anime and manga series Guilty Crown
- Shū or Drew (Pokémon), in the Pokémon series
- Shu Murakami, in the 2017 film Life
- Shū Tsukiyama, in the series Tokyo Ghoul
- Shu Todoroki, in the film Cars 2
- Shu Sakamaki (逆巻 シュウ), in the visual novel and anime Diabolik Lovers
- Shu Amiguchi, in the video game 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
- Shu Itsuki, in the rhythm game Ensemble stars
Acronyms
[edit]SHU may be an acronym for:
- Finnish Elite Athletes' Union, a trade union in Finland
- Scoville Heat Unit, a measurement of hotness or spiciness in food
- Security Housing Unit, a solitary confinement space in a maximum security prison
- Special Handling Unit, a super maximum security prison located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
- Scottish Hockey Union, governs field hockey in Scotland
Universities
[edit]- Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, US
- Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, US
- Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, US
- Shanghai University, China
- Sheffield Hallam University, England
- Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan
Other uses
[edit]- Shu (Egyptian god)
- Shu, the Kazakh name for the Chu (river) in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
- Shu, Kazakhstan (disambiguation)
- Shu (朱), a unit of Japanese Tokugawa coinage used in the Nishuban and Isshuban