Wu Chinese

Wu dialects

Areas where Wu is spoken

Wu is a group of Chinese dialects spoken in the area around Shanghai in southern China.

Wu dialects have been spoken by some important people such as Chiang Kai-shek. However, the dialects are as different from one another as Spanish is from French. Speakers of Wu cannot always understand one another's dialects. In fact, Wu is a name that is used mainly by linguists, people who study languages.

There are various subgroups of Wu Chinese.

Like for other types of Chinese, the Wu dialects are being replaced by Mandarin.