五

wǔ

five; 5

Radical: 二 HSK 1 m, t ideographic

Components & Etymology

五 decomposes into the following components:

二

Words containing 五

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 五.

三五
sān wǔ
五一
wǔ yī
5-1 (May 1st)
五七
wǔ qī
memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
五世
wǔ shì
the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
五五
wǔ wǔ
50-50
五代
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
五伦
wǔ lún
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
五凉
wǔ liáng
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|後凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
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[yue2], castration 宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]
五加
wǔ jiā
五十
wǔ shí
fifty
五卅
wǔ sà
abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)

Related characters (radical 二)

Characters that share the radical 二.

二 亍 于 亏 云 互 亓 井 亘 亙 些 亞 亟

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