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伍
Wǔ
1. surname Wu
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 6 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

伍
wǔ
five, company of five; troops
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

伍奢
Wǔshē
Wu She (-522 BC), powerful minister of Chu and father of Wu Zixu [[伍子胥]]
布伍
bùwǔ
to deploy troops
入伍
rùwǔ
to enter the army
布伍
bùwǔ
to deploy troops
为伍
wéiwǔ
to associate with
落伍
luòwǔ
to fall behind the ranks
退伍
tuìwǔ
to be discharged from military service
配伍
pèiwǔ
to blend two or more medicines
队伍
duìwǔ
ranks
HSK 6
伍子胥
WǔZǐxū
Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician in Wu
伍家岗
Wǔjiāgǎng
Wujiagang district of Yichang city [[宜昌市<Yíchāngshì>]], Hubei
伍廷芳
WǔTíngfāng
Wu Tingfang (1842-1922), diplomat and lawyer
入伍生
rùwǔshēng
newly enlisted officer student
伍家岗区
Wǔjiāgǎngqū
Wujiagang district of Yichang city [[宜昌市<Yíchāngshì>]], Hubei
伍德豪斯
Wǔdéháosī
Woodhouse or Wodehouse (name)
清理队伍
qīnglǐduìwǔ
to purge the ranks
老虎伍兹
LǎohǔWǔzī
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
退伍军人
tuìwǔjūnrén
veteran
泰格・伍兹
Tàigé·Wǔzī
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
退伍军人节
TuìwǔJūnrénjié
Veterans' Day

Alternate Entries

伍
wǔ
squad of five soldiers / to associate with / five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,471
Word Frequency Rank
1,767 of 84,292