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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)

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