Character
| HSK | 1 |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 279th character |
| RADICAL | ⼆ (7.2) |
| STROKES | 4 |
| INDEX # | 88 |
five; surname
HSK 1
#279
DEFINITIONS
- five
- surname
- five
- 5
STROKES
WORDS
| 五代十国 wǔ dài shí guó | Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China |
| 五代十國 wǔ dài shí guó | Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China |
| 五代史 wǔ dài shǐ | History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls |
| 五倍子树 wǔ bèi zi shù | Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis) |
| 五倍子樹 wǔ bèi zi shù | Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis) |
| 五伦 wǔ lún | the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) |
| 五倫 wǔ lún | the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) |
| 五分熟 wǔ fēn shú | medium (of steak) |
| 五分美金 wǔ fēn měi jīn | nickel; five US cents |
| 五刑 wǔ xíng | imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]; Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3] |
| 五劳七伤 wǔ láo qī shāng | (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind) |
| 五勞七傷 wǔ láo qī shāng | (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind) |
| 五十步笑百步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù | the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom); the pot calls the kettle black |
| 五十肩 wǔ shí jiān | adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) |
| 五十铃 wǔ shí líng | Isuzu |
| 五十鈴 wǔ shí líng | Isuzu |
| 五卅 wǔ sà | abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925) |
| 五卅运动 wǔ sà yùn dòng | anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc |
| 五卅運動 wǔ sà yùn dòng | anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc |
| 五原 wǔ yuán | Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| 五原县 wǔ yuán xiàn | Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| 五原縣 wǔ yuán xiàn | Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| 五口通商 wǔ kǒu tōng shāng | the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海 |
| 五味 wǔ wèi | the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors |
| 五味俱全 wǔ wèi jù quán | a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun |