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午
wǔ
1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

午
wǔ
noon; 7th terrestrial branch
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

上午
shàngwǔ
morning
HSK 1
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon
HSK 1
丙午
bǐngwǔ
forty third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
中午
zhōngwǔ
noon
HSK 1
傍午
bàngwǔ
towards noon
午休
wǔxiū
noon break
午前
wǔqián
morning
午夜
wǔyè
midnight
午安
wǔān
Good afternoon!
午宴
wǔyàn
lunch banquet
午后
wǔhòu
afternoon
午时
wǔshí
11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
午睡
wǔshuì
to take a nap
午觉
wǔjiào
siesta
午饭
wǔfàn
lunch
午餐
wǔcān
lunch
午马
wǔmǎ
Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
壬午
rénwǔ
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
庚午
gēngwǔ
seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050
戊午
wùwǔ
fifty fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
1,003
Word Frequency Rank
2,449 of 84,292

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