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五

五
wǔ = w + Ø3
five / 5
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How to pronounce 五

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

五 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
工
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor
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乛
zhé = zh + e2
variant of 乙[zhe2]
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王
wáng = w + ang2
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
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王
wàng = w + ang4
to rule / to reign over
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丨
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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丨
shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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Characters with 五 as component

伍
wǔ = w + Ø3
surname Wu
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伍
wǔ = w + Ø3
squad of five soldiers / to associate with / five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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吾
wú = w + Ø2
surname Wu
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Words with 五

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Sentences with 五

他
tā
是
shì
五
wǔ
百
bǎi
年
nián
前
qián
得
dé
道
dào
的
de
猴
hóu
精
jīng

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五
wǔ

five / 5

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