伍 (wǔ): squad of five soldiers, to associate with, five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
伍 (wǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “squad of five soldiers.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 五 (structural). It ranks #1463 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 伍 five 五 people 亻; 五 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- squad of five soldiers
- to associate with
- five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicFive 五 people 亻; 五 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻五 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 伍
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入伍 | rù wǔ | to enter the army |
| 退伍 | tuì wǔ | to be discharged from military service |
| 落伍 | luò wǔ | to fall behind the ranks |
| 退伍军人 | tuì wǔ jūn rén | veteran |
| 为伍 | wéi wǔ | to associate with |
| 泰格·伍兹 | tài gé · wǔ zī | Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer |
| 伍德豪斯 | wǔ dé háo sī | Woodhouse or Wodehouse (name) |
| 清理队伍 | qīng lǐ duì wǔ | to purge the ranks |
| 入伍生 | rù wǔ shēng | newly enlisted officer student |
| 退伍军人节 | tuì wǔ jūn rén jié | Veterans' Day |
| 伍家岗区 | wǔ jiā gǎng qū | Wujiagang, a district of Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei |
| 布伍 | bù wǔ | to deploy troops |
| 伍斯特酱 | wǔ sī tè jiàng | Worcestershire sauce |
| 配伍 | pèi wǔ | to blend two or more medicines |
| 伍家岗 | wǔ jiā gǎng | see 伍家崗區|伍家岗区[Wu3 jia1 gang3 Qu1] |
伍 appears in 21 compound words: 33 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 伍 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这位老伍虽然年过八旬,但身体依然硬朗。
zhè wèi lǎo wǔ suī rán nián guò bā xún , dàn shēn tī yī rán yìng lǎng .
Though over eighty years old, Old Wu remains in robust health.
...冲突为经济带来压力 政府将继续支持劳动队伍
. . . chōng tū wéi jīng jì dài lái yā lì zhèng fǔ jiāng jì xù zhī chí láo dòng duì wǔ
...The conflict is putting pressure on the economy; the government will continue to support the workforce
大谷翔平代言赚破亿美元!超车老虎伍兹登顶 打球年薪竟只是零头
dà gǔ xiáng píng dài yán zhuàn pò yì měi yuán ! chāo chē lǎo hǔ wǔ zī dēng dǐng dǎ qiú nián xīn jìng zhī shì líng tóu
Shohei Ohtani Earns Over $100 Million in Endorsement Deals! He Overtakes Tiger Woods to Take the Top Spot—Yet His Baseball Salary Is Just a Fraction of That
研究蚊子太有趣!博士替代役男退伍不想走
yán jiū wén zǐ tài yǒu qù ! bó shì tì dài yì nán tuì wǔ bù xiǎng zǒu
Studying mosquitoes is so much fun! The doctor resigned from the army and did not want to leave
...IWAN大游行3/7台湾灯会登场 千人队伍热闹参演
. . . I W A N dà yóu háng 3 7 tái wān dēng huì dēng chǎng qiān rén duì wǔ rè nào cān yǎn
... The IWAN Parade 3/7 Taiwan Lantern Festival debuted, and thousands of people participated in the performance
【人生急转弯】林比比鸟/教官退伍后,他靠攀树翻转人生
rén shēng jí zhuǎn wān lín bǐ bǐ niǎo jiào guān tuì wǔ hòu , tā kào pān shù fān zhuǎn rén shēng
【A sharp turn in life】After Lin Bibi Bird/Instructor was discharged from the army, he turned his life around by climbing trees
刘备和诸葛亮是一支无法战胜的队伍。
Liú Bèi hé Zhūgě Liàng shì yī zhī wúfǎ zhànshèng de duìwǔ.
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are an unbeatable team.
十支队伍竞逐奖项。
Shí zhīduì wǔ jìngzhú jiǎngxiàng.
Ten teams competed for the prize.
琳达伍德站在门口。
Lín dá wǔ dé zhàn zài ménkǒu.
Linda Wood was standing at the door.
伍德太太是个非常棒的厨师。
Wǔ dé tàitai shì gè fēicháng bàng de chúshī.
Mrs. Wood was a very good cook.
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