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伍 - wǔ

five, company of five; troops

five, company of five; troops

How to read 伍

Click 伍 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishfive, company of five; troops
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

伍奢 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 布伍. Please read 入伍 one more time.

Common words with this character

Wu She , father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accused by King Ping of Chu
to deploy troops
to enter the army; to enlist
to associate with; to keep company with

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 伍 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 伍奢 and 布伍 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 伍.