伍子胥 Wǔ Zǐ xū 🔊 Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist… + Review this word Meanings Wǔ Zǐ xū name Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance. Its characters 伍wǔsquad of five soldiers子zǐsonHSK 3胥xūall