noon; the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches
Animated Stroke Order 午
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HSK Vocabulary: 午
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 午 is used in context
1
xià下
wǔ午
wǒ我
yào要
qù去
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
xué学
xí习
。
I will go to the library to study in the afternoon.
2
jīn今
tiān天
de的
wǔ午
cān餐
hěn很
fēng丰
shèng盛
。
Today's lunch is very abundant.
3
wǒ我
men们
zhōng中
wǔ午
shí十
èr二
diǎn点
chī吃
fàn饭
。
We eat at twelve noon.
4
shàng上
wǔ午
hǎo好
。
Good morning.
5
wǒ我
shàng上
wǔ午
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。
I go to school in the morning.
6
jīn今
tiān天
shàng上
wǔ午
de的
huì会
yì议
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
，
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
zhǔn准
shí时
cān参
jiā加
。
The meeting this morning is very important, please attend on time.
7
xià下
wǔ午
hǎo好
。
Good afternoon.
8
wǒ我
xià下
wǔ午
yào要
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。
I am going to take a walk in the park in the afternoon.
9
jīn今
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
de的
huì会
yì议
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
，
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
zhǔn准
shí时
cān参
jiā加
。
This afternoon's meeting is very important, please attend on time.
10
xiàn现
zài在
shì是
zhōng中
wǔ午
。
It is noon now.
Information
Traditional午
Radical十
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#58
Zhuyinㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5348
CangjieOJ
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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