五 wǔ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 二 — two
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
五
wǔ
five
Character
Example phrases
- 我有五个朋友。 Wǒ yǒu wǔ ge péngyou. I have five friends.
- 现在五点。 Xiànzài wǔ diǎn. It's five o'clock now.
- 我五点下班。 Wǒ wǔ diǎn xiàbān. I finish work at five.
- 桌子上有五个包子。 Zhuōzi shang yǒu wǔ gè bāozi. There are five baozi on the table.
- 他星期五去北京。 Tā xīngqīwǔ qù Běijīng. He is going to Beijing on Friday.
- 这本书五十块钱。 Zhè běn shū wǔshí kuài qián. This book costs fifty yuan.
- 妹妹今年五岁了。 Mèimei jīnnián wǔ suì le. My younger sister is five this year.
- 差五分八点。 Chà wǔ fēn bā diǎn. It's five to eight.
- 我们五个人坐车。 Wǒmen wǔ gè rén zuò chē. The five of us are going by car.
- 妈妈买了五个鸡蛋。 Māma mǎi le wǔ gè jīdàn. Mom bought five eggs.