Shu

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
 * Shu Abe (阿部 嵩), 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, in the rhythm game 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