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 Sacred Mountains of China
pentagon
Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri
zero point five, 0.5; one half
to pass the buck; fig. to deny responsibility
quickly and easily; efficiently
TW from time to time; frequently
TW from time to time; frequently
to order again and again (idiom)
The Three Heroes and Five Gallants, a novel
The classic novel Three Heroes and Five Gallants
three sovereigns sān huáng and five emperors wǔ dì of myth and legend
the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence rén, righteousness , propriety , wisdom zhì and fidelity xìn)
the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence rén, righteousness , propriety , wisdom zhì and fidelity xìn)
popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang cáo yú zhāng
to go fifty-fifty; to share fairly between two parties
the 25 standard Chinese histories
memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
refers to Mao's anti-rightist purge of 1957
May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people into re-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution)
May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people into re-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution)
Five tombstone inscriptions (1628), written by Zhang Pu zhāng pǔ
Five tombstone inscriptions (1628), written by Zhang Pu zhāng pǔ