Radical 7 · 4 strokes

five

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MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. numeral

    five

    数字,代表5shùzì, dàibiǎo wǔ

    • I have five books.

    • She gets up at five every morning to go for a run.

    + 5 more examples for this meaning
    • This work took me five hours.

    • 3

      In the first three months of this year, our forces eliminated fifty-five thousand enemy troops.

    • This cherubic little girl is only five years old — who would have guessed she was the one who created this award-winning piece.

    • Five times two equals ten.

    • Five times two equals ten.

  2. numeral

    5

    数字,四和六之间的数字shùzì, sì hé liù zhījiān de shùzì

    • There are five apples on the table.

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (two; two horizontal strokes)RADICAL
  • (diagonal stroke indicating the number five)ASSOCIATIVE

A number carved between two horizontal lines resembles the ancient finger-counting method.

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