VocabularyHSK 3 · core

五

wǔ

five

Part of speech · numeral

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五five
二two二two
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Examples

  1. 五月的花。
    May flowers.
  2. 五个人。
    Five people.

Collocations

五个五月第五

Mnemonic

五 wǔ "five" — pictograph of two horizontal strokes with crossed middle, evolved from counting rods. Cultural number for 五行 (Five Phases: wood, fire, earth, metal, water).

Quick check

  1. 五行 five phases?

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