五常 wǔ cháng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Wuchang county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang
  2. five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
  3. five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends)
  4. five phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土

CHARACTERS

五 wǔ five; surname
常 cháng common, normal, frequent, regular