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Etymology
Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一
Meanings
five
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Words with 五 1101 total
fifth第五dì wǔseveral · three or five三五sān wǔmetal hardware (nuts and bolts) · the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin jīn yín tóng tiě xī五金wǔ jīnthe Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Classic of Rites, the Book of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋五经Wǔ jīngthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang (314-376), Later Liang (386-403), Northern Liang (398-439), Southern Liang (397-414), Western Liang (400-421)五凉Wǔ Liáng
Idioms with 五 154 total Chain
lit. not to bow for five dou of rice (idiom) · fig. to be high-minded and principled, not to compromise one's dignity for material gain不为五斗米折腰bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāolit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) · to share fairly between two parties · to go fifty-fifty二一添作五èr yī tiān zuò wǔlit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) · fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)过五关斩六将guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
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