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午 - wǔ

noon; 7th terrestrial branch

noon; 7th terrestrial branch

How to read 午

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishnoon; 7th terrestrial branch
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

午休 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 午前. Please read 午夜 one more time.

Common words with this character

noon break; lunch break; lunchtime nap
morning; a.m.
midnight
Good afternoon!; Hello

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 午.