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伍

wǔ

HSK 6 Character

What 伍 means

1. squad of five soldiers
2. to associate with
3. five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Other readings

伍 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Wǔsurname Wu

Example sentences

• 长头发落伍了。
  Cháng tóufa luòwǔ le.
  Long hair is out of fashion.
• 我喜欢在队伍里。
  I like being on the team.
• 那里有多少队伍？
  How many teams are there?
• 十支队伍竞逐奖项。
  Shí zhīduì wǔ jìngzhú jiǎngxiàng.
  Ten teams competed for the prize.
• 琳达伍德站在门口。
  Linda Wood was standing at the door.
• 伍德先生没有儿子。
  Mr Wood had no sons.

Words starting with 伍

• 伍奢Wǔ ShēWu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥
• 伍子胥Wǔ Zǐ xūWu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family…
• 伍廷芳Wǔ Tíng fāngWu Tingfang (1842-1922), diplomat and lawyer
• 伍家岗区Wǔ jiā gǎng QūWujiagang, a district of Yichang City 宜昌市
• 伍德豪斯Wǔ dé háo sīWoodhouse or Wodehouse (name)
• 伍斯特酱Wǔ sī tè jiàngWorcestershire sauce
• 伍家岗Wǔ jiā gǎngsee 伍家岗区

Words containing 伍

• 队伍duì wǔranks; troops; queue
• 落伍luò wǔto fall behind the ranks; to be outdated
• 入伍rù wǔto enter the army; to enlist
• 退伍tuì wǔto be discharged from military service
• 为伍wéi wǔto associate with; to keep company with
• 退伍军人tuì wǔ jūn rénveteran
• 布伍bù wǔto deploy troops
• 配伍pèi wǔto blend two or more medicines; compatibility (of herbal remedies, medicines)
• 入伍生rù wǔ shēngnewly enlisted officer student; cadet
• 清理队伍qīng lǐ duì wǔto purge the ranks
• 老虎伍兹Lǎo hǔ Wǔ zīEldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
• 泰格·伍兹Tài gé · Wǔ zīEldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
• 退伍军人节Tuì wǔ Jūn rén jiéVeterans' Day
• 鲍勃·伍德沃德Bào bó · Wǔ dé wò déBob Woodward (Washington Post journalist)

Characters that look like 伍

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 但dànbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
• 位wèiposition; location; place
• 张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper
• 伤shāngto injure; injury; wound
• 佣yōngto hire; to employ; servant
• 佚yì(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages); (bound form) reclusive

Sounds the same

Read wǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 五five; 5
• 午7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of…
• 舞to dance; to wield; to brandish
• 武martial; military
• 侮to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
• 捂to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)
• 鹉used in 鹦鹉
• 妩used in 妩媚
• 忤disobedient; unfilial
• 碔inferior gem; a kind of jade
• 仵equal; well-matched; to violate
• 牾to oppose; to gore