午
wǔspelled as u · 3rd tone — spelling rules
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th…
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Character Decomposition
午=丿+干
Meanings
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
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Words with 午 134 total
morning上午shàng wǔnoon晌午shǎng wuafternoon · CL: gè · p.m.下午xià wǔ(dialect) morning头午tóu wǔ(literary) noon亭午tíng wǔlunch · luncheon · CL:份 fèn, dùn,次 cì午餐wǔ cānlunch · CL:份 fèn, dùn,次 cì,餐 cān午饭wǔ fànafternoon午后wǔ hòusiesta · afternoon nap午觉wǔ jiàomorning · a.m.午前wǔ qián11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)午时wǔ shíto take a nap in the afternoon午睡wǔ shuì
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