Hu

HU or Hu may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • Hu Sanniang, a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature
  • Tian Hu, one of the antagonists in the Water Margin
  • Hollywood Undead, an American rap rock band
  • The Hu, a Mongolian heavy metal band

Language

Mythology and religion

  • Hu (mythology), the deification of the first word in the Egyptian mythology of the Ennead
  • Huh (god), the deification of eternity in the Egyptian mythology of the Ogdoad
  • Hu (Sufism), a name for God
  • Hu (ritual baton), an early Chinese writing utensil later used in Daoist rituals
  • , a kachina in Hopi mythology
  • Adir Hu, a hymn sung at the Passover Seder
  • Hu Gadarn (or Hu the Mighty), a Welsh legendary figure
  • HU, a mantra popularized by the religion Eckankar as a name for and love song to God

People

  • Hu (singer), an Italian singer-songwriter
  • Hu (surname), a Chinese family name represented by the character 胡
  • Any peoples in Chinese history translated as "barbarian" in English:

Places

  • Shanghai, abbreviated Hù (沪/滬), the largest city in China
  • Hu County, in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
  • Huy, Walloon name Hu, Belgian city
  • Hu, Egypt, the modern name of an Egyptian town on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the 7th Nome of Upper Egypt
  • Hanau, Germany, on vehicle registration plates
  • Huesca, Spain, on vehicle registration plates
  • Hungary, from it ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
  • HU postcode area, covering Hull and areas of East Riding of Yorkshire

Universities

United States

Other countries

Other uses

See also

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