五
wǔTraditional: 五
Translation
five
Word origin
Originally an ideograph drawn as two lines with a crossing X between them, representing the number five. The modern form is a stylised descendant of that early shape.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- 二 (two lines) with a crossing stroke
Stroke order
五
Examples
苹。
I have five apples.
。
It is five o'clock now.
共。
Five people came altogether.
页。
This book has fifty pages.
。
We have a holiday on Friday.
五 (wǔ) is the number five, one of the first numerals a learner meets. It appears in dates, times, prices, and counting.
Used in
Grammar articles
(9)Approximation and Rounding in Mandarin: 左右, 大概, 差不多, 几 and 来 for About, Around and Roughly
Mandarin Classifiers (Measure Words): 个, 本, 张, 只, 条, and the Rule That Every Counted Noun Needs One
Mandarin Co-verbs: 从, 到, 在, 用, 坐, 给 - the Prepositions That Look Like Verbs
Mandarin Comparatives: 比, 比较, 最, 跟…一样 and How to Say 'More', 'Most', 'Same As'
Asking How + Adjective in Mandarin with 多: 多高, 多远, 多长, 多大
The Double 了 Sentence in Mandarin: 我学了三年中文了 and the Continuing-Action Pattern
Duration Complements in Mandarin (时量补语): How to Say How Long an Action Lasts
The Two 了 in Mandarin: Completion 了 After the Verb vs Change-of-State 了 at the End
Mandarin Numbers, Time, Dates, and Currency: From 1 to 1,000,000, the 二/两 Split, and Time-Before-Verb
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Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 36.