吾(wú)

7 strokes
Readingswúyù

surname Wu

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Character information

Pinyin
wú / yù
Meaning
surname Wu
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 吾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱五口

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 五 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

五wǔ口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 吾 step by step

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

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Words with 吾

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

yī伊wú吾

Yiwu County in Hami 哈密市[Ha1 mi4 Shi4], Xinjiang

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wú吾rén人

(literary) we; us

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wú吾děng等

(literary) we; us

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wú吾bèi辈

(literary) we

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zhī支wú吾

to resist

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zhī支wú吾qí其cí词

(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth

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zhī支zhī支wú吾wú吾

to hem and haw

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wéi维wú吾ěr尔

Uyghur ethnic group

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From 吾’s common words

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