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五
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
五华
Wǔhuá
Wuhua county in Meizhou [[梅州]], Guangdong
端五
Duānwǔ
variant of [[端午<Duānwǔ>]]
五股
Wǔgǔ
Wugu township in New Taipei City [[新北市<Xīnběishì>]], Taiwan
五色
wǔsè
multi-colored
五霸
Wǔbà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period [[春秋<Chūnqiū>]]
王五
WángWǔ
Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: [[張三|张三<ZhāngSān>]], [[李四<LǐSì>]], [[王五]] Tom, Dick and Harry
五谷
wǔgǔ
five crops, e.g. millet [[粟<sù>]], soybean [[豆<dòu>]], sesame [[麻<má>]], barley [[麥|麦<mài>]], rice [[稻<dào>]] or other variants
五经
Wǔjīng
the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs [[詩經|诗经<Shījīng>]], the Book of History [[書經|书经<Shūjīng>]], the Classic of Rites [[禮記|礼记<Lǐjì>]], the Book of Changes [[易經|易经<Yìjīng>]], and the Spring and Autumn Annals [[春秋<Chūnqiū>]]
五胡
Wǔhú
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu [[匈奴<Xiōngnú>]], Xianbei [[鮮卑|鲜卑<Xiānbēi>]], Jie [[羯<Jié>]], Di [[氐<Dī>]], Qiang [[羌<Qiāng>]], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 [[五胡十六國|五胡十六国<WǔhúShíliùguó>]]
五台
Wǔtái
Wutai city and county in Xinzhou [[忻州<Xīnzhōu>]], Shanxi
五号
wǔhào
the fifth
五院
wǔyuàn
Five yuan or courts that formed the government of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution, namely: [[行政院<xíngzhèngyuàn>]] Executive yuan, [[立法院<lìfǎyuàn>]] Legislative yuan, [[司法院<sīfǎyuàn>]] Judicial yuan, [[考試院|考试院<kǎoshìyuàn>]] Examination yuan, [[監察院|监察院<jiāncháyuàn>]] Control yuan
五香
wǔxiāng
five spice seasoned
十五
shíwǔ
fifteen
五月
Wǔyuè
May
五瘟
wǔwēn
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
五结
Wǔjié
Wujie or Wuchieh township in Yilan county [[宜蘭縣|宜兰县<Yílánxiàn>]], Taiwan
五彩
wǔcǎi
five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
五星
wǔxīng
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury [[水星]], Venus [[金星]], Mars [[火星]], Jupiter [[木星]], Saturn [[土星]]
五岳
Wǔyuè
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai [[泰山<TàiShān>]] in Shandong, Mt Hua [[華山|华山<HuàShān>]] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng [[衡山<HéngShān>]] in Hunan, Mt Heng [[恆山|恒山<HéngShān>]] in Shanxi, Mt Song [[嵩山<SōngShān>]] in Henan
Example Sentences (4)
这个笔记本电脑我去年买的时候要五千块左右,现在便宜多了。
Zhège bǐjìběn diànnǎo wǒ qùnián mǎi de shíhou yào wǔ qiān kuài zuǒyòu, xiànzài piányi duō le.
When I bought this laptop last year, it cost around five thousand yuan. It’s much cheaper now.
Text 4
快五年了,你几乎没变化。
Kuài wǔ nián le, nǐ jīhū méi biànhuà.
It's been almost five years; you have hardly changed.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 278
- Word Frequency Rank
- 799 of 84,292