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

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Words containing 五

Word Meaning
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories èr shí sì shǐ, compiled under Xue Juzheng xuē jū zhèng in 974 during Northern Song běi sòng, 150 scrolls
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
medium (of steak)
five US cents; nickel
Han dynasty onwards: whipping chī, beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns zhàng, forced labor , exile or banishment liú, capital punishment
(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera wǔ zàng, 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)
(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera wǔ zàng, 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)
the pot calls the kettle black
adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
Isuzu
Isuzu
abbr. for wǔ sà yùn dòng, The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc
anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc
Wuyuan, a county in Inner Mongolia
Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur bā yàn nào ěr, Inner Mongolia
Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur bā yàn nào ěr, Inner Mongolia
the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing nán jīng tiáo yuē that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 广guǎng zhōu, Fuzhou fú zhōu, Ningbo níng bō, Xiamen or Amoy xià mén and Shanghai shàng hǎi
all kinds of flavors
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun