Shu

Shu may refer to:

China

• Sichuan, China, officially abbreviated as Shu (蜀)
• Shu (state) (conquered by Qin in 316 BC), an ancient state in modern Sichuan
• Shu Han (221–263) during the Three Kingdoms Period
• 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
• Frank Shu (born 1943), Chinese-American professor of astronomy
• Quan-Sheng Shu, American physicist

Fictional characters

• Shu, the main character in the Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon
• Shu, a character in the Dragon Ball franchise
• Shu (Suikoden), a character in the video game Suikoden II
• Shu Shirakawa, a recurring character in the Super Robot Wars video game series
• Shū, a fictional character in the Fist of the North Star manga and anime franchise
• Shu, a fictional character in the manga series Hikaru no Go
• Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani, a character in the anime series Now and Then, Here and There and Legendz
• Shu Ouma, the protagonist in the anime and manga series Guilty Crown
• Shū or Drew (Pokemon) , a fictional character from the Pokemon series

Acronyms

SHU may be an acronym for:

• Scoville Heat Unit, a measurement of hotness or spiciness in food
• Security Housing Unit, a solitary confinement space in a maximum security prison
• Seton Hall University, in South Orange, New Jersey
• Seton Hill University, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
• Shanghai University, in Shanghai, China
• Sheffield Hallam University, a modern university in Northern England
• Shih Hsin University, in Taipei, Taiwan
• Special Handling Unit, a super maximum security prison located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec

Other uses

• Shu (Egyptian deity)
• Kazakh name for the Chui River
• Shu, Kazakhstan