伍 — Chinese character
伍
wǔ
five, company of five; troops
- Pinyin
- wǔ
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 亻 五
- Formation
- ideographic — Five 五 people 亻; 五 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 伍 as a kanji
Common words with 伍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 队伍 (隊伍) | duì wǔ | troops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team |
| 退伍 | tuì wǔ | to be discharged from military service |
| 入伍 | rù wǔ | to enter the army; to enlist |
| 为伍 (為伍) | wéi wǔ | to associate with; to keep company with |
| 退伍军人 (退伍軍人) | tuì wǔ jūn rén | veteran |
| 落伍 | luò wǔ | to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated |
| 配伍 | pèi wǔ | to blend two or more medicines; compatibility (of herbal remedies, medicines) |
| 布伍 (佈伍) | bù wǔ | to deploy troops |
| 入伍生 | rù wǔ shēng | newly enlisted officer student; cadet |
| 布伍 | bù wǔ | to deploy troops |
| 清理队伍 (清理隊伍) | qīng lǐ duì wǔ | to purge the ranks |
English words written with 伍
伍 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 2 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 2
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.