five (used for the numeral 5 in financial contexts)
Animated Stroke Order 伍
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HSK Vocabulary: 伍
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 伍 is used in context
1
tā他
qù去
nián年
rù入
wǔ伍
chéng成
wéi为
jūn军
rén人
。
He enlisted in the military last year.
2
wǒ我
men们
de的
duì队
wu伍
yíng赢
dé得
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
。
Our team won the competition.
3
zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
jià价
gé格
shì是
wǔ伍
bǎi佰
yuán元
。
The price of this book is five hundred yuan.
4
duì队
wǔ伍
hěn很
zhǎng长
。
The line is very long.
5
wǒ我
men们
pái排
hǎo好
duì队
wǔ伍
qù去
cāo操
chǎng场
。
We lined up to go to the playground.
6
zhè这
zhī支
zú足
qiú球
duì队
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
zhǎn展
xiàn现
le了
qiáng强
dà大
de的
tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
jīng精
shén神
。
This football team demonstrated strong teamwork during the match.
Information
Traditional伍
Radical亻
Strokes6
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1109
Zhuyinㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+4F0D
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality