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Chinese symbol for “fifty”

五十
wǔ shí
fifty

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fifty is 五十 (wǔ shí), defined as: fifty.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

五 wǔ
five; surname
radical 7 ⼆ · 4 strokes
十 shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
radical 24 ⼗ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fifty”

WordPinyinMeaning
半百bàn bǎififty (usually referring to sb's age)
半白bàn báififty (years of age)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 五十.

WordPinyinMeaning
十五shí wǔfifteen; 15
第五dì wǔfifth
五行wǔ xíngfive phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
五四wǔ sìfourth 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 xīngthe five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
十分shí fēnvery; completely
十八shí bāeighteen; 18
十九shí jiǔnineteen; 19

See also: Japanese symbol for “fifty”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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