午
noon; 7th terrestrial branch; 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
- 4
- Pinyin
- wǔ
Parts
Built from 午
Words with 午
- 上午shàng wǔ · shangwumorning
- 下午xià wǔ · xiawuafternoon; p.m.
- 丙午bǐng wǔ · bingwuforty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
- 中午zhōng wǔ · zhongwunoon; midday
- 亭午tíng wǔ · tingwu(literary) noon
- 傍午bàng wǔ · bangwutowards noon; just before midday
- 午休wǔ xiū · wuxiunoon break; lunch break; lunchtime nap
- 午前wǔ qián · wuqianmorning; a.m.
- 午夜wǔ yè · wuyemidnight
- 午安wǔ ān · wuanGood afternoon!; Hello (daytime greeting)
- 午宴wǔ yàn · wuyanlunch banquet
- 午后wǔ hòu · wuhouafternoon
- 午时wǔ shí · wushi11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 午睡wǔ shuì · wushuito take a nap in the afternoon
- 午觉wǔ jiào · wujiaosiesta; afternoon nap
- 午饭wǔ fàn · wufanlunch
- 午餐wǔ cān · wucanlunch; luncheon
- 午马wǔ mǎ · wumaYear 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
- 地支dì zhī · dizhithe 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
- 壬午rén wǔ · renwunineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
- 庚午gēng wǔ · gengwuseventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050
- 戊午wù wǔ · wuwufifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038
- 晌午shǎng wu · shangwunoon
- 正午zhèng wǔ · zhengwumidday; noon; noonday
- 甲午jiǎ wǔ · jiawuthirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
- 重午chóng wǔ · chongwuDragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)
- 头午tóu wǔ · touwu(dialect) morning
- 下午好xià wǔ hǎo · xiawuhao(greeting) good afternoon
- 下午茶xià wǔ chá · xiawuchaafternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
- 十二支shí èr zhī · shierzhithe 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)