Manchu
noun
Man·chu
ˈman-(ˌ)chü 
man-ˈ
plural Manchu or Manchus
1
: a member of an indigenous people of Manchuria who conquered China and established a dynasty there in 1644
2
: the Tungusic language of the Manchu people
Manchu
adjective
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Resplendent in his signature Fu Manchu moustache, head scarf and tear-away shirts, the brawny wrestler pinned his first title belt by beating uber-heel The Iron Sheik in early 1984.
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, Kannappa stars Vishnu Manchu along with Akshay Kumar who essays the role of Hindu God Shiva.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The Mongols entered China despite the walls and ruled China in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), and the Manchu entered China around the walls and ruled China in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
There are machines with brawny German beer maids, flawless Chinese geishas, Manchu emperors on golden buffalo.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Jane Manchu Wong, who gained online notoriety for reverse-engineering incoming features for social media platforms before they were announced, joined Meta last year to work on its newest platform, Threads.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Vought film The Curse of Fu Manchu, our sister site Variety reports.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
The only major exception is over the Russian Far East, which Tsarist Russia took from the Manchu Qing Empire in 1860.
—Steve Tsang, TIME, 11 May 2024
In this view, for example, people who are Manchu, Miao, or Tibetan are still Chinese.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, Kannappa stars Vishnu Manchu along with Akshay Kumar who essays the role of Hindu God Shiva.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The Mongols entered China despite the walls and ruled China in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), and the Manchu entered China around the walls and ruled China in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
There are machines with brawny German beer maids, flawless Chinese geishas, Manchu emperors on golden buffalo.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Jane Manchu Wong, who gained online notoriety for reverse-engineering incoming features for social media platforms before they were announced, joined Meta last year to work on its newest platform, Threads.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Vought film The Curse of Fu Manchu, our sister site Variety reports.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
The only major exception is over the Russian Far East, which Tsarist Russia took from the Manchu Qing Empire in 1860.
—Steve Tsang, TIME, 11 May 2024
In this view, for example, people who are Manchu, Miao, or Tibetan are still Chinese.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
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“Manchu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Manchu. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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Manchu
noun
Man·chu
ˈman-chü
man-ˈchü
1
: a member of an Indigenous people of Manchuria who conquered China and established a dynasty there in 1644
2
: the language of the Manchu people
Manchu
adjective
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