five; 5

HSK 1 #279

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 279th character
Radical ⼆ (7.2)
Strokes 4
Index # 88

Definitions

五 wǔ
  1. 1. five
  2. 2. 5

Stroke order

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Words containing 五

Word Meaning
the five main organs in Chinese medicine
all sorts of; all kinds of; myriad
five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
Five Dynasties period of China (907–960)
pork belly; streaky pork
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
Five-Year Plan
Wutai city and county in Xinzhou xīn zhōu, Shanxi
all grains; all crops
five spice seasoned
every few days (idiom)
several; three or five
in groups of three or four (idiom)
bright and multicolored; of rich variety; (fig.) dazzling
five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, water
over and over again (idiom)
Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
all parts of the country
bumper grain harvest; abundant harvest of all food crops
(music) staff; stave
pentagon
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
Acanthopanax gracilistylus
five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); gobang