five; 5

Radical: 二 HSK 1 m, t ideographic

Components & Etymology

五 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 五

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 五.

三五
sān wǔ
五一
wǔ yī
五七
wǔ qī
五世
wǔ shì
五五
wǔ wǔ
五代
wǔ dài
五伦
wǔ lún
五凉
wǔ liáng
五刑
wǔ xíng
五加
wǔ jiā
五十
wǔ shí
五卅
wǔ sà

Related characters (radical 二)

Characters that share the radical .

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