伍(wǔ)

HSK 66 strokes

surname Wu

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Character information

Pinyin
wǔ
Meaning
surname Wu
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 伍 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻五

Five 五 people 亻; 五 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亻rén五wǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 伍 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 伍

Common words using 伍 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

duì队wu伍
HSK 6

ranks

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wǔ伍shē奢

Wu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], official of the state…

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bù布wǔ伍

to deploy troops

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rù入wǔ伍

to enter the army; to enlist

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wéi为wǔ伍

to associate with

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luò落wǔ伍

to fall behind the ranks

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tuì退wǔ伍

to be discharged from military service

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tuì退wǔ伍jūn军rén人

veteran

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队奢布入为落退军

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