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1. fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems [[十天干<shítiāngān>]]
2. fifth in order
3. letter "E" or roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
4. penta
Uncommon • Top 63% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Compound Words (20)

戊午
wùwǔ
fifty fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038
戊寅
wùyín
fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
戊戌
wùxū
thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018
戊醇
wùchún
amyl alcohol
戊申
wùshēn
forty fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028
戊糖
wùtáng
pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose [[核糖<hétáng>]]
戊辰
wùchén
fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048
戊子
wùzǐ
twenty fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
戊五醇
wùwǔchún
xylitol
戊唑醇
wùzuòchún
tebuconazole (antifungal agent)
环戊烯
huánwùxī
cyclopentene C5H8 (ring of five carbon atoms)
异戊橡胶
yìwùxiàngjiāo
isoprene rubber
戊型肝炎
wùxínggānyán
hepatitis E
戊戌政变
WùxūZhèngbiàn
coup by Dowager Empress Cixi [[慈禧太后<Cíxǐtàihòu>]] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戊戌维新
WùxūWéixīn
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戊戌变法
WùxūBiànfǎ
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
异戊二烯
yìwùèrxī
isoprene
戊巴比妥钠
wùbābǐtuǒnà
pentasorbital sodium (a sedative)
异戊巴比妥
yìwùbābǐtuǒ
amobarbital (drug) (loanword)
戊戌六君子
WùxūLiùjūnzǐ
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong [[譚嗣同|谭嗣同<TánSìtóng>]], Lin Xu [[林旭<LínXù>]], Yang Shenxiu [[楊深秀|杨深秀<YángShēnxiù>]], Liu Guangdi [[劉光第|刘光第<LiúGuāngdì>]], Kang Guangren [[康廣仁|康广仁<KāngGuǎngrén>]] and Yang Rui [[楊銳|杨锐<YángRuì>]]

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,688
Word Frequency Rank
53,352 of 84,292