Lü (state) should not be confused with Lu (state).
| Conventional Long Name: | State of Lü |
| Common Name: | Lü |
| Government Type: | Monarchy |
| P1: | Zhou dynasty |
| S1: | State of Chu |
| Event End: | Annexed by the State of Chu |
| Capital: | West of Nanyang, Henan |
| Currency: | Chinese coin |
Lü was a Zhou dynasty vassal state in present-day central China in the early years of the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC).
As the rulers of the four states of Qi, Xu, Shen and Lü all had the surname Jiang (Chinese: 姜), they claimed a common ancestry.[1]