hu
/hu/
hu pronoun: they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
Pronoun
hu (third-person singular, nominative case, reflexive huself)
- they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
- Hu is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in hus solutions of each and all a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension preternatural.2002 January 3, Bryan T. McMahon, quoting Sasha Newborn, “A terrible book”, in The Ponchatoula Times, page 7
- When the lecturer arrives, hu will be speaking on the topic of anonymity.2003 October 14, Mikhail Epstein, “"Hu," from "human," as a gender-neutral pronoun”, in alt.english.usage (Usenet), message-ID <f732cdb7.0310141153.6c715df8@posting.google.com>
- them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.
- One of his favorite metaphors for the historian, drawn from the "Preface" to Hegel's Philosophy of Right, likens hu to the owl of Minerva, whose flight at dusk provided the setting for mature reflection on the day that had passed.2006, Perry Anderson with Glenn Burgess, edited by D. N. DeLuna, The Political Imagination in History: Essays Concerning J.G.A. Pocock, Owlworks, →ISBN, page 175
- their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her.
- Now, however, the editorial writer has a new weapon in hu arsenal.2006 October 1, “He said, she said, hu said”, in Los Angeles Times
- If hu doesn't do hu homework, I will fail hu.2006 November 17, Rob Kyff, “Hu Joins Heesh As Neutral Pronoun”, in Hartford Courant, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016
Noun capitalized: HU
HU (plural HUs)
- Initialism of Hazara University.
- Initialism of handling unit.
- Initialism of Hounsfield unit on the Hounsfield scale, a unit of measurement used on a computed tomography machine.
- prefix for utility helicopter designations
Proper noun (1) capitalized: HU
HU
- A name for God in the Eckankar new religious movement.
- The ECK can be experienced through chanting the word "HU," a special name for God in ECKANKAR. Chanting HU with an open heart to God's love is a central spiritual practice of ECKANKAR. It is alleged to help lift one to spiritual self-realization, and ultimately God-realization.2001 03, James R. Lewis, The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions, Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 297
- HU, Law of. The first law of the physical universe. Spirit is the all-penetrating power which is the forming power of the universes of HU, the Voice of HU (God). See also laws of the physical universe. / HU, A Year of. The fifth of the Spiritual Years of ECK. HU is the most ancient name for God...2015 October 15, Harold Klemp, A Cosmic Sea of Words: The ECKANKAR Lexicon, ECKANKAR, →ISBN
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Hu
Hu
- A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.
- At the center of it all was Hu Shuo-Chieh, a decorated Taiwanese superstar who soon followed up his standout moment (his team would fall short in the finals) with an even more surprising move. In November, Mr. Hu, known in gaming as SwordArt, announced that he was leaving his base in China, […]2021 January 30, Kellen Browning, “They’re Flocking to America to Make a Fortune Playing Video Games”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2021
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Hu
Hu
- Any of several peoples of China, for example the Tatars of northwestern China, whom the Chinese considered barbarians.
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Hu
Hu
- The god of the creation word in Egyptian mythology.
Proper noun (5) capitalized: Hu
Hu
- A town in Egypt, located on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the seventh nome of Upper Egypt.
- [...] portion of a dagger-blade(?) of flint, finely-worked and delicately serrated, prehistoric, Hu, Egypt; pottery table of offerings to the dead, Diospolis Parva. The following of the prehistoric period, Egypt: small curved flint knife, worked along one[…]1900, University of Oxford, Oxford University Gazette, page 699
- The Cemeteries of Abadiyeh and Hu, Egypt Exploration Fund2013 November 11, Linda Manzanilla, Emergence and Change in Early Urban Societies, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 84
hu meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and Nepali
hu in Hindi
- हू, हु
hu in Marathi
- हू, हु
hu in Punjabi
- ਹੂ, ਹੁ
hu in Nepali
- हु
Examples of hu in a sentence
- It's the vice-president's job to support the president and take hus place when hu is away.2007 November 29, Mikhail Epstein, “hu”, in International Society for Universal Dialog, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2012:
- Maybe, but if his/herstory's any guide, hu has hu work cut out for hu.2008 March, Christoph Hitz, “Hu, Me?”, in Mother Jones, →ISSN:
Forms of hu
| Pronoun | |
|---|---|
| reflexive | huself |
| Noun | |
| plural | HUs |
Origin of hu
Clipping of human, first offered for usage by Mikhail Epstein, professor of cultural theory at Emory University (in 2003).
From Chinese 胡 (hú). Doublet of Wu. For less common variants, see Hu.
From Arabic هُو (hū), from the town's ancient name, Egyptian ḥwt-sḫm.
Words formed from hu
- huself
Phrases with hu
Words that rhyme with hu
Questions about hu
- What does hu mean?
- Hu means they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
- What is hu in Hindi?
- Hu in Hindi is हू, हु. See Hu meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use hu in a sentence?
- It's the vice-president's job to support the president and take hus place when hu is away.
- What part of speech is hu?
- Hu can be a pronoun, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hu?
- Hu is pronounced /hu/.
Words near hu in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hu (page history and authors); HU (page history and authors); Hu (page history and authors); hu (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hu (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hu (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hu (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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