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五世

wǔ shì

2-character word

What 五世 means

1. the fifth (of series of numbered kings)

The characters in 五世

• 五wǔfive; 5
• 世shìlife; age; generation

Example sentences

• 明代十五世纪初紫禁城是北京的中心。
  Míngdài shíwǔ shìjì chū Zǐjìnchéng shì Běijīng de zhōngxīn.
  In the Ming Dynasty (early 15th century) the centre of Beijing was the Forbidden City.

Words containing 五世

• 亨利五世Hēng lì Wǔ shìHenry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt…
• 哈拉尔五世Hā lā ěr Wǔ shìHarald V of Norway

Sounds the same

Read wǔ shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 武士warrior; samurai