五
five; surname; 5
- Strokes
- 4
- Pinyin
- wǔ
Parts
- 二two
- ②
Built from 五
Words with 五
- 三五sān wǔ · sanwuseveral; three or five
- 五一wǔ yī · wuyi5-1 (May 1st)
- 五七wǔ qī · wuqimemorial activity 35 days after a person's death
- 五世wǔ shì · wushithe fifth (of series of numbered kings)
- 五五wǔ wǔ · wuwu50-50; equal (share, partnership etc)
- 五代wǔ dài · wudaiFive Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
- 五伦wǔ lún · wulunthe five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
- 五刑wǔ xíng · wuxingimperial 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[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]; Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
- 五加wǔ jiā · wujiaAcanthopanax gracilistylus
- 五十wǔ shí · wushififty
- 五卅wǔ sà · wusaabbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
- 五味wǔ wèi · wuweithe five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors
- 五四wǔ sì · wusifourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 五官wǔ guān · wuguanfive sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features
- 五岭wǔ lǐng · wulingthe five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]
- 五岳wǔ yuè · wuyueFive Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
- 五帝wǔ dì · wudithe Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
- 五常wǔ cháng · wuchangthe Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA); the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]; alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3 lun2], the five cardinal relationships
- 五度wǔ dù · wudufive degrees; fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)
- 五形wǔ xíng · wuxingWuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art
- 五彩wǔ cǎi · wucaifive (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored
- 五指wǔ zhǐ · wuzhithe five fingers of one's hand
- 五方wǔ fāng · wufangthe five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; all parts; China and the lands beyond its frontiers
- 五星wǔ xīng · wuxingthe five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
- 五更wǔ gēng · wugengfifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- 五月wǔ yuè · wuyueMay; fifth month (of the lunar year)
- 五毛wǔ máo · wumaofifty cents (0.5 RMB); (fig.) paltry sum of money; (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter
- 五洲wǔ zhōu · wuzhoufive continents; the world
- 五凉wǔ liáng · wuliangthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
- 五浊wǔ zhuó · wuzhuothe five impurities (Buddhism)