Shu may refer to:

China

  • 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

  • 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
  • , Japanese footballer
  • Will Shu (born 1979), American businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo

Fictional characters

  • 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, a character from the franchise Ensemble Stars!

Acronyms

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

  • 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

  • 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

See also

  • Shoo (disambiguation)