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午 (wǔ): Noon — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 午

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 午 — animated stroke order

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2.

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午 stroke order diagram
3.

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4.

HSK Vocabulary: 午

HSK words that contain this character.

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

HSK 1

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

HSK 1

中午

zhōng wǔ

midday

HSK 1

端午节

duān wǔ jié

Dragon Boat Festival

HSK 6

午餐

wǔ cān

lunch

HSK 3.0 L4

午饭

wǔ fàn

lunch

HSK 3.0 L1
5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 午 is used in context

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.

jīn今
tiān天
de的
wǔ午
cān餐
hěn很
fēng丰
shèng盛
。
wǒ我
men们
zhōng中
wǔ午
shí十
èr二
diǎn点
chī吃
fàn

Information

Pinyinwǔ
Meaningnoon
Strokes4
Radical十
Traditional午
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#58
Zhuyinㄨˇ
UnicodeU+5348
CangjieOJ
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Today's lunch is very abundant.

饭
。

We eat at twelve noon.

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