Wu Zixu

Wu Zixu
Statue of Wu Zixu in Suzhou
Chinese	伍子胥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wǔ Zǐxū
Wu Yun
Traditional Chinese	伍員
Simplified Chinese	伍员
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wǔ Yún[a]
Shenxu (Wu kingdom title)
Chinese	申胥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shēnxū
Heroic and Upright King (Tang Dynasty title)
Chinese	英烈王
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yīngliè Wáng
God of Waves (as a river deity)
Traditional Chinese	濤神
Simplified Chinese	涛神
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tāo Shén

Note: names are in simplified characters followed by traditional and Pinyin transliteration.

Wu Yun (died 484 BC), better known by his courtesy name Zixu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Wu kingdom in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC). Since his death, he has evolved into a model of loyalty in Chinese culture. He is the best known historical figure with the Chinese family name "Wu" (伍). All branches of the Wu clan claim that he was their "first ancestor".

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