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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wǔ | wu3
English translation
five
5
five; surname

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

Contains the radical

èr

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven  and earth  

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

èr

Explanation

Origin unclear. Originally an X between two lines.

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Sān Jiā èr 等于 děngyú .

Three plus two equals five.

我们 wǒmen 注意 zhùyì dào Fāng 上述 shàng shù 标题 biāotí xià de 八月 Bā yuè 五日来信 lái xìn .

We have noted your letter of August 5 under the above caption.

如果 rúguǒ zài 五秒之内 zhī nèi shuì xiē 什么 shénme , jiù huì 知道 zhīdào zhè jiàn 夹克 jiā kè 超过 chāoguò 1000.

If you don't say anything in five seconds, I'll know it was over

洋葱 yáng cōng chǎo 五分 Zhōng .

Saute & 1 & the onions for five minutes.

所有 suǒyǒu 定制 dìng zhì wéi 五秒 de 手雷 shǒu léi 导火索 dǎo huǒ suǒ dōu huì zài 三秒 nèi shāo wán .

All five - second grenade fusewill burn down in three seconds.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
5
周五 Zhōu wǔ Friday週五
五月 Wǔ yuè May五月 Wǔ yuè
星期五 Xīng qī wǔ Friday星期五 Xīng qī wǔ
第五 dì wǔ fifth第五 dì wǔ
五角大楼 Wǔ jiǎo Dà lóu the Pentagon五角大樓
五星级 wǔ xīng jí five-star (hotel)五星級
五行 wǔ xíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood , fire Huǒ , earth , metal Jīn , water Shuǐ 五行 wǔ xíng
五年计划 wǔ nián jì huà Five-Year Plan五年計劃
五星 wǔ xīng the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星 Shuǐ xīng , Venus 金星 Jīn xīng , Mars 火星 Huǒ xīng , Jupiter 木星 Mù xīng , Saturn 土星 Tǔ xīng 五星 wǔ xīng
五金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts)五金 wǔ jīn
五官 wǔ guān facial features五官 wǔ guān
五十 wǔ shí fifty五十 wǔ shí
十五 shí wǔ 15十五 shí wǔ
五彩 wǔ cǎi multicolored五彩 wǔ cǎi
五粮液 Wǔ liáng yè Wuliangye liquor五糧液
五花八门 wǔ huā bā mén myriad五花八門
五分之一 wǔ fēn zhī yī one fifth五分之一 wǔ fēn zhī yī
五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè multi-colored五顏六色
五月份 wǔ yuè fèn May五月份 wǔ yuè fèn
五花肉 wǔ huā ròu streaky pork五花肉 wǔ huā ròu

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