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Character

五

wǔ HSK 5
五 wǔ HSK 5
  • 1. five (4+1)
  • 2. a surname
  • 3. note of the Chinese pentatonic scale corresponding to '6' in numbered musical notation; see '工尺'
Words using 五 as wǔ (5)
  • 1 五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè — colorful, multicolored HSK 5
    • 五 five (representing many/various)
    • 颜 color, hue
    • 六 six (representing many/various)
    • 色 color, shade
    Example

    花园里的花朵五颜六色，非常美丽。

    huā yuán lǐ de huā duǒ wǔ yán liù sè fēi cháng měi lì

    The flowers in the garden are colorful and very beautiful.

  • 2 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì — time and again HSK 7
    • 三 three (indicating multiple times)
    • 番 times/occasions (indicating instances)
    • 五 five (emphasizing repetition)
    • 次 times/instances (reinforcing repetition)
    Example

    我三番五次地提醒他，他就是不听。

    wǒ sān fān wǔ cì de tí xǐng tā tā jiù shì bù tīng

    I reminded him time and again, but he just wouldn't listen.

  • 3 五官 wǔ guān — facial features HSK 7
    • 五 five (referring to the five major sense organs)
    • 官 organ/feature (sensory organs or facial features)
    Example

    她的五官很精致。

    tā de wǔ guān hěn jīng zhì

    Her facial features are very delicate.

  • 4 五湖四海 wǔ hú sì hǎi — all corners of the country HSK 7
    • 五 five (representing numerous)
    • 湖 lakes (inland regions)
    • 四 four (cardinal directions)
    • 海 seas (vast expanses)
    Example

    五湖四海的人们聚集在这里庆祝节日。

    wǔ hú sì hǎi de rén men jù jí zài zhè lǐ qìng zhù jié rì

    People from all corners gathered here to celebrate the festival.

  • 5 五花八门 wǔ huā bā mén — of great variety HSK 7
    • 五 five - symbolizes multiplicity
    • 花 flower/pattern - represents variety of patterns
    • 八 eight - emphasizes multiplicity
    • 门 door/category - represents different categories
    Example

    市场上的商品五花八门。

    shì chǎng shàng de shāng pǐn wǔ huā bā mén

    The goods at the market are of great variety.

Structure & writing
五 wǔ — five (4+1)
五 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 5
伍 wǔ a military unit of five soldiers in ancient times; now refers to the army in general

五 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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