Hu (ritual baton)

Hu
Hu
Chinese name
Chinese	笏
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	hù
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	hốt
Korean name
Hangul	홀
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	hol
Japanese name
Hiragana	しゃく
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	shaku

A hu (Chinese: 笏; pinyin: hù) is a flat scepter originating from China, where they were originally used as narrow tablets for recording notes and orders. They were historically used by officials throughout East Asia, including Japan, Korea, Ryukyu, and Vietnam. They are known as shaku in Japan, and are worn as part of the sokutai ceremonial outfit. They continue to be used in Daoist and Shinto ritual contexts in some parts of East Asia.

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