五 — Chinese character
五
wǔ
five; surname
- Pinyin
- wǔ
- Radical
- 7 ⼆ (Two)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 二
- Formation
- ideographic — Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一
- Japanese
- 五 as a kanji
Common words with 五
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十五 | shí wǔ | fifteen; 15 |
| 第五 | dì wǔ | fifth |
| 五十 | wǔ shí | fifty |
| 五行 | wǔ xíng | five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 |
| 五四 | wǔ sì | fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles |
| 五星 | wǔ xīng | the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星 |
| 五一 | wǔ yī | 5-1 (May 1st) |
| 五星级 (五星級) | wǔ xīng jí | five-star (hotel) |
| 五金 | wǔ jīn | metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金银铜铁锡 (jīn yín tóng tiě xī) |
| 五号 (五號) | wǔ hào | the fifth; fifth day of a month |
| 五星红旗 (五星紅旗) | wǔ xīng hóng qí | five-starred red flag (PRC national flag) |
| 五官 | wǔ guān | five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features |
English words written with 五
五 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 15 · Art of War 27 · Mencius 63 · Zhuangzi 74 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 12
- Analects 2.4
- Analects 6.3
- Analects 7.16
- Analects 8.20
- Analects 9.22
- Analects 11.25
- Analects 16.2
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