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吾
wú
I, my, our; to resist, to impede
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口 (mouth) provides meaning, 五 provides pronunciation
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⿱五口
i
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Component Tree i
wǔ
五
five; surname
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Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一
4 strokes
HSK 1
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2 strokes
Words Using 吾 (24)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
吾
↗
wú
I / my (old)
wú
吾
↗
I / my (old)
吾
↗
Wú
surname Wu
Wú
吾
↗
surname Wu
支吾
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zhīwú
to resist / to deal with
zhīwú
支吾
↗
to resist / to deal with
支吾
↗
zhīwu
to respond evasively or vaguely / to elude / to stall
zhīwu
支吾
↗
to respond evasively or vaguely / to elude / to stall
吾等
↗
wúděng
(literary) we / us
wúděng
吾等
↗
(literary) we / us
吾辈
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wúbèi
(literary) we / us
wúbèi
吾辈
↗
(literary) we / us
支吾其词
↗
zhīwúqící
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth / evasive
zhīwúqící
支吾其词
↗
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth / evasive
支支吾吾
↗
zhīzhīwúwú
to hem and haw / to stall / to stammer / to mumble / to falter
zhīzhīwúwú
支支吾吾
↗
to hem and haw / to stall / to stammer / to mumble / to falter
老吾老，以及人之老
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lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo
老吾老，以及人之老
↗
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼
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lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo,yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo,yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼
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to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own