Chen Wu (c.177[2] - 215),[1] courtesy name Zilie, was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
When he was about 17 years old, he travelled to Shouchun (壽春; present-day Shou County, Anhui) to meet Sun Ce, who was then a subordinate of the warlord Yuan Shu.
Chen Wu later accompanied Sun Ce on his conquests in the Jiangdong region in the 190s, and was appointed as a Major of Separate Command (別部司馬) for his contributions in battle.
When he was 19 years old, Sun Quan summoned him and appointed him as a Major of Separate Command (別部司馬) and put him in charge of 500 troops.
He later became a commander in the jiefan (解煩) corps, one of the elite units in Sun Quan's military forces.
He died in 229, shortly after Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor and established the state of Eastern Wu.
While fighting with Pang De, he was driven into a valley full of thick vegetation and his sleeve was caught in some tree branches.