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- Hu (surname)Hu (surname)Hu 胡 is a Chinese surname or family name. In 2006, it was the 15th most common surname in China.Some other less-common surnames pronounced Hu include 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, and 斛.-Words:...
, a Chinese family name represented by the character 胡- Hu JintaoHu JintaoHu Jintao is the current Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...
(born 1942), current General Secretary of the CPCGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of ChinaThe General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , officially General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the highest ranking official within the Communist Party of China, a standing member of the Politburo and head of the Secretariat...
and President of the PRCPresident of the People's Republic of ChinaThe President of the People's Republic of China is a ceremonial office and a part of State organs under the National People's Congress and it is the head of state of the People's Republic of China . The office was created by the 1982 Constitution...
- Hu Jintao
- Chin-lung HuChin-Lung HuHu Chin-lung is a Taiwanese professional baseball player. He is currently an infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Hu, along with his countryman Fu-Te Ni , has the shortest surname in Major League Baseball history...
(born 1984), Major League Baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hu is the fifth MLB player, and the first MLB infielder, from Taiwan. He has the shortest surname for a player in Major League history - Hu HeshengHu HeshengHu Hesheng , is a female mathematician. She is the former vice-president of Chinese Mathematical Society, the former president of Shanghai Mathematical Society, and an academician of Chinese Academy of Science...
(born 1928), renowned female mathematician. She is the former vice-president of Chinese Mathematical Society, the former president of Shanghai Mathematical Society, and an academician of Chinese Academy of Science . She held the Noether Lecture in 2002 - Hu YaobangHu YaobangHu Yaobang was a leader of the People's Republic of China who served as both Chairman and Party General Secretary. Hu joined the Chinese Communist Party in the 1930s, and rose to prominence as a comrade of Deng Xiaoping...
(1915–1989), leader of the People's Republic of China who supported economic and political reforms. In 1987, socialist hardliners forced him to resign for his "laxness" on "bourgeois liberalization" and he was humiliated with "self-criticism" - Hu HaichangHu HaichangHu Haichang , , is a notable Chinese mechanical and astronautic engineer. He was in charge of the early phase development for Dong Fang Hong I, which is the first artificial satellite of China...
(born 1928), notable Chinese mechanical and astronautic engineer. He was in charge of the early phase development for Dong Fang Hong I, which is the first artificial satellite of China. Hu is also a senior academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Hu Sanniang, a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. She ranks 59th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 23rd of the 72 Earthly Fiends. She is nicknamed "Ten Feet of Blue" (一丈青)
- Hu NingHu NingProfessor Hu Ning , 1916–1997, was a famous theoretical physicist and educator in China.-Biography:...
(1916–1997), 1916–1997, was a famous theoretical physicist and educator in China - Tian HuTian HuTian Hu is one of the antagonists in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Tian Hu is one of the three rebel leaders in China, together with Fang La and Wang Qing, that the Liangshan heroes have to defeat in the final chapters of the novel.-Biography:Tian...
, one of the antagonists in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature - Hu ShihHu ShihHu Shih , born Hu Hung-hsing , was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat. His courtesy name was Shih-chih . Hu is widely recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese...
(1891–1962), born Hu Hung-hsing (Chinese: 胡洪騂; pinyin: Hú Hóngxīng), was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat - Hu QiaomuHu QiaomuHu Qiaomu , was a revolutionary, sociologist, Marxist philosopher and prominent politician of People's Republic of China...
(1912–1992), revolutionary, sociologist, Marxism philosopher and prominent politician of People's Republic of China. In the age of economic reform that followed the death of Mao Zedong, Hu was one of the reform's most prominent opponents - Hu JiminHu JiminHu Jimin , 1919–1998, was a notable Chinese nulear physicist, plasma physicist and educator.-Life and career:...
(1919–1998), 1919–1998, was a notable Chinese nulear physicist, plasma physicist and educator - Hu XiansuHu XiansuHu Xiansu , was a Chinese botanist and an influential traditional scholar of his time. He was a founder of plant taxonomy in China and a pioneer of modern botany research in the country....
(May 24, 1894 - July 16, 1968) Chinese botanist - Ting-Ting HuTing-Ting HuTing-Ting "Judy" Hu is an English-born Taiwanese actress.-Biography:She was born in Oxford and moved to Taiwan at the age of 6, and later with her parents moved to the United States for high school and college. She went to Duke University gaining a B.A...
(born 1979), English-born Taiwanese actress - Hu Nai-yuanHu Nai-yuanHu Nai-yuan is a Taiwanese violinist. He was the first prize winner of the 1985 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.Nai-Yuan has recorded the Goldmark Violin Concerto and Bruch Violin Concerto #2. He plays the Ex-Hubay Stradivarius....
, Taiwanese violinist. He was the first prize winner of the 1985 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
Mythology
- Hu (mythology)Hu (mythology)In Egyptian mythology, Hu is the deification of the first word, the word of creation, that Atum was said to have exclaimed upon ejaculating or, alternatively, his self-castration, in his masturbatory act of creating the Ennead....
, the deification of the first word, in the Egyptian mythology of the Ennead - Huh (god)Huh (god)In Egyptian mythology, Huh was the deification of eternity in the Ogdoad, his name itself meaning endlessness. As a concept, he was androgynous, his female form being known as Hauhet, which is simply the feminine form of his name...
, the deification of eternity in the Egyptian mythology of the Ogdoad - Hu (Sufism)Hu (Sufism)Hu or Huwa is a name for God in Sufism. Literally: He. God. In Sufism Hu or Huwa is the pronoun used with Allah or God, and is used as a name of God...
, a name for God - HU (Eckankar)EckankarEckankar is a new religious movement founded in the United States in 1965, though practiced around the world long before with a solid following in China. It focuses on spiritual exercises enabling practitioners to experience what its followers call "the Light and Sound of God." The personal...
, a name for God. A mantraMantraA mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation"...
(similar to AumAumOm or Aum Om or Aum Om or Aum (also , written in Devanāgari as and as , in Sanskrit known as (lit. "to sound out loudly"), ', or ' (also as ') (lit. "Auṃ form/syllable"), is a sacred/mystical syllable in the Dharmic or Indian religions, i.e...
or OmOmOm is a sacred syllable of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.OM and similar may also refer to:-Music:* Om , a stoner metal band* Om , a 1965 album* OM , a 2006 album* Om...
) popularized by the religion EckankarEckankarEckankar is a new religious movement founded in the United States in 1965, though practiced around the world long before with a solid following in China. It focuses on spiritual exercises enabling practitioners to experience what its followers call "the Light and Sound of God." The personal...
as a name for and love song to God - HúHúIn Hopi and Zuni dance rituals, Hú, also known as Huhuwa and Tithu, is the Kachina of the hummingbird.The Hummingbird was, and is, an important bird in puebloan cultures. Hopi legend speaks of the Hummingbird as intervening on behalf of the Hopi people to convince the gods to bring rain...
, a kachina in Hopi mythology
Geography
- ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, abbreviated as Hù (沪/滬), largest city in China - Hu (state), former state of ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
- Hu CountyHu CountyHu County is a county in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, which has a population of about 578 thousand. It has an area of 1255 square kilometers, containing 11 towns and 5 townships.To the south of the county is Mount Qinling and north is Weihe River.There are all together 36 rivers running through the area...
, in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China - HuyHuyHuy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia, home to about two-thirds of the Walloon population...
, Walloon name Hu, Belgian city - Hu, EgyptHu, EgyptHu is 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. The nome was referred to as Sesheshet . The main city was referred to as Hu-sekhem, which was abbreviated as Hu. Which led to the Arabic name Hiw. In Ptolemaic times...
, 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
University
- Hampton UniversityHampton UniversityHampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.-History:...
, a private, historically black university in Hampton, Virginia - Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg University of Science and TechnologyThe Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private teaching university in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The university offers applied programs in the nationally critical science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. The University also matches students...
, a private research university located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Hogeschool Utrecht in Utrecht, The Netherlands
Other
- Hu (胡), an ancient Chinese term for northwestern nomadic people
- Wu HuWu HuWu Hu was a Chinese term for the northern non-Chinese nomadic tribes which caused the Wu Hu uprising, and established the Sixteen Kingdoms from 304 to 439 AD.-Definition:...
, an ancient Chinese term for five nomadic tribes surrounding ancient China - 蝴 (hanyu pinyin : hú), a Chinese character meaning butterfly
- Hu (vessel)Hu (vessel)A hu is a type of pear-shaped ritual wine bronze vessel from ancient China. They would be placed in the grave of an ancestor as part of ritual banquet in order to ensure the good favor of that ancestor's spirit...
, a type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel
- Hungarian languageHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
, ISO 639 alpha-2, hu - .hu.hu.hu is the Internet country code top-level domain for Hungary. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars.-Second-Level Domain Names:* .co.hu* .2000.hu* .erotika.hu* .jogasz.hu* .sex.hu* .video.hu...
, the Internet country code top-level domain for Hungary
- Fu (kana)Fu (kana)ふ, in hiragana, or フ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in four strokes, while the katakana in one. It represents the phoneme , although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is , which is why it is romanized fu in Hepburn...
, also romanised as Hu, Japanese kana ふ and フ - Hu (sheep), a breed of sheep
- Hounsfield Units, on the Hounsfield scale, a unit of measurement used on a computed tomography machine (CAT)
- Adir HuAdir HuAdir Hu is a hymn sung by Jews worldwide at the Passover Seder. It switches rapidly between saying the virtues of God in an alphabet format , and expressing hope that God will "rebuild the Holy Temple speedily." Most of the virtues of God are adjectives ; however, a few are nouns...
, hymn sung at the Passover Seder - The IATA code for Hainan AirlinesHainan AirlinesHainan Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in the HNA Development Building in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is the largest privately-owned air transport company and the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China...
- Hu (digraph)
- Hollywood UndeadHollywood UndeadHollywood Undead is an American rap rock band from Los Angeles, California. They released their debut album, Swan Songs, on September 2, 2008, and their live CD/DVD Desperate Measures, on November 10, 2009. Their second studio album, American Tragedy, was released April 5, 2011...
, an American Rap Rock band
See also
- Hoo (disambiguation)
- HU (disambiguation)
- Who (disambiguation)
- Huh (disambiguation)