五
Meanings
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- 1.five
- 2.5
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Wiktionary
- 1.five
- 2.a surname, Wu (Mainland China, Taiwan) or Ng (Hong Kong)
- 3.The size of type between 小五 (xiǎowǔ) (little 5) and 小四 (xiǎosì) (little 4), standardized as 10½ point.
- 4.Kunqu gongche notation for the note la (6).
- 5.Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note la (6).
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Etymology
Originally written 𠄡, consisting of 㐅 with a bar on the top and bottom. Original meaning is unclear. Theories include: * Yu Shenwu: a tally mark. * Ding Shan: original form of 互 (OC *ɡaːs, “to cross”). * Zhang Bingquan: Pictogram (象形): palm lines from extending ones fingers * Ji Xusheng: 亖 (“four”) with an added stroke. * Lin Yiguang: original meaning is jiāowǔ 交午, with 午 (OC *ŋaːʔ) being the original form of the wooden pestle. In 韋, the upper component (𫝀) is the stylization of a footprint, hence it is similar but unrelated to 五. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ (“five”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
她下五樓去了。
She went down to the fifth floor.
搭乘電梯到五樓。
Take the elevator to the fifth floor.
已經過了五點鐘。
It is already past five o'clock.
他會說五種語言。
He can speak five languages.
他會說五種語言。
He is able to speak five languages.
五和三的總和是八。
The sum of 5 and 3 is 8.
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Derived terms
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