noon; 7th terrestrial branch

HSK 1 #1004

DEFINITIONS

午 wǔ
  • 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

STROKES

WORDS

覺 wǔ jiào siesta; afternoon nap
飯 wǔ fàn lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
餐會 wǔ cān huì luncheon
餐肉 wǔ cān ròu canned luncheon meat; Spam
马 wǔ mǎ Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
馬 wǔ mǎ Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
rén wǔ nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
線 zǐ wǔ xiàn meridian
gēng wǔ seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050
wù wǔ fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038
本初子线 běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the first meridian; the prime meridian
本初子線 běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the first meridian; the prime meridian
格林尼治本初子线 gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the Greenwich meridian
格林尼治本初子線 gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn the Greenwich meridian
牧神后 mù shén wǔ hòu Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé
牧神後 mù shén wǔ hòu Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé
jiǎ wǔ thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
战争 jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
戰爭 jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
觉 shuì wǔ jiào to have a nap
覺 shuì wǔ jiào to have a nap
duān wǔ see 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]
節 duān wǔ jié Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
chóng wǔ Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
tóu wǔ (dialect) morning