# Shu

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**Shu** may refer to:

## China

- [Sichuan](/source/Sichuan), China, officially abbreviated as Shu (蜀)
- [Shu (kingdom)](/source/Shu_(kingdom)) (conquered by Qin in 316 BC), an ancient kingdom in modern Sichuan
- [Shu Han](/source/Shu_Han) (221–263) during the Three Kingdoms period
- [Cheng-Han](/source/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](/source/Qiao_Zong) during the Eastern Jin dynasty
- [Former Shu](/source/Former_Shu) (907–925) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- [Later Shu](/source/Later_Shu) (934–965) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- The *[Book of Documents](/source/Book_of_Documents)* (*Shū* 書)

## People

- Shu, the guitarist in the Japanese rock band, [BACK-ON](/source/Back-On)
- [Shu (surname)](/source/Shu_(surname)), Chinese surname 舒
- [Frank Shu](/source/Frank_Shu) (1943–2023), Chinese-American professor of astronomy
- [Quan-Sheng Shu](/source/Quan-Sheng_Shu), American physicist
- [Shu Abe](/source/Shu_Abe) (阿部 嵩, born 1984), Japanese footballer
- [Will Shu](/source/Will_Shu) (born 1979), American businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo

## Fictional characters

- [Shu](/source/Blue_Dragon_(video_game)), in the Xbox 360 game *Blue Dragon*
- [Shu](/source/List_of_Dragon_Ball_characters#Pilaf), in the *Dragon Ball* franchise
- [Shu (*Suikoden*)](/source/Shu_(Suikoden)), in the video game *Suikoden II*
- Shu Shirakawa, in the *[Super Robot Wars](/source/Super_Robot_Wars)* video game series
- [Shū](/source/List_of_Fist_of_the_North_Star_characters#Shū), in the *Fist of the North Star* manga and anime franchise
- Shu, in the manga series *[Hikaru no Go](/source/Hikaru_no_Go)*
- Shu Kurenai, in the manga and toyline *[Beyblade Burst](/source/Beyblade_Burst)*
- Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani, in the anime series *[Now and Then, Here and There](/source/Now_and_Then,_Here_and_There)* and *[Legendz](/source/Legendz)*
- Shu Ouma, in the anime and manga series *[Guilty Crown](/source/Guilty_Crown)*
- Shū or [Drew (Pokémon)](/source/Drew_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), in the *Pokémon* series
- Shu Murakami, in the 2017 film *[Life](/source/Life_(2017_film))*
- Shū Tsukiyama, in the series [Tokyo Ghoul](/source/Tokyo_Ghoul)
- Shu Todoroki, in the film [Cars 2](/source/Cars_2)
- Shu Sakamaki (逆巻 シュウ), in the visual novel and anime *[Diabolik Lovers](/source/Diabolik_Lovers)*
- Shu Amiguchi, in the video game *[13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim](/source/13_Sentinels:_Aegis_Rim)*
- Shu Itsuki, a character from the franchise *[Ensemble Stars!](/source/Ensemble_Stars!)*

## Acronyms

**SHU** may be an acronym for:

- [Finnish Elite Athletes' Union](/source/Finnish_Elite_Athletes'_Union), a trade union in Finland
- [Scoville Heat Unit](/source/Scoville_Heat_Unit), a measurement of *hotness* or spiciness in food
- [Security Housing Unit](/source/Security_Housing_Unit), a solitary confinement space in a maximum security prison
- [Special Handling Unit](/source/Special_Handling_Unit), a super maximum security prison located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
- [Scottish Hockey Union](/source/Scottish_Hockey_Union), governs field hockey in Scotland

### Universities

- [Sacred Heart University](/source/Sacred_Heart_University), Fairfield, Connecticut, US
- [Seton Hall University](/source/Seton_Hall_University), South Orange, New Jersey, US
- [Seton Hill University](/source/Seton_Hill_University), Greensburg, Pennsylvania, US
- [Shanghai University](/source/Shanghai_University), China
- [Sheffield Hallam University](/source/Sheffield_Hallam_University), England
- [Shih Hsin University](/source/Shih_Hsin_University), Taipei, Taiwan

## Other uses

- [Shu (Egyptian god)](/source/Shu_(Egyptian_god))
- Shu, the Kazakh name for the [Chu (river)](/source/Chu_(river)) in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
- [Shu, Kazakhstan (disambiguation)](/source/Shu,_Kazakhstan_(disambiguation))
- [Shu](/source/Shu_(coin)) (朱), a unit of Japanese [Tokugawa coinage](/source/Tokugawa_coinage) used in the Nishuban and Isshuban

## See also

- [Shoo (disambiguation)](/source/Shoo_(disambiguation))

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