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Gu is a romanization of several independent words and symbols used in East Asian languages and in international codes. The syllable appears in Chinese, Korean, and other contexts, with meanings that vary by character and language.

In Chinese, Gu is the pinyin rendering of several characters that can form a surname or given-name

The Chinese character 鼓 is also read gu and means drum. The gu is a family of drums

As a linguistic and geographic code, gu is the ISO 639-1 code for Gujarati, the language of

In East Asian administration, gu denotes a district or urban division. In Korea, gu (구) is used to

Notable individuals bearing the name include Gu Ailing (Eileen Gu), a Chinese-American freestyle skier who has

element.
The
most
common
surnames
are
顾/顧
(Gu,
meaning
to
look
after
or
protect),
古
(Gu,
meaning
ancient),
and
谷
(Gu,
meaning
valley).
Surnames
can
be
written
with
different
characters
but
share
the
same
pronunciation
in
Mandarin.
used
in
traditional
Chinese
music,
from
small
hand
drums
to
large
festival
drums.
Gujarat,
India.
The
code
GU
is
the
ISO
3166-1
alpha-2
code
for
Guam,
and
.gu
is
its
internet
country-code
top-level
domain.
designate
districts
within
cities
(for
example,
Gangnam-gu
in
Seoul).
The
term
also
appears
in
place
names
and
administrative
divisions
in
Chinese
contexts.
competed
in
international
events.