伍
wǔ
squad of five soldiers
surname Wu; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
person (亻) + five (五) = a squad of five
A military squad in ancient China consisted of five soldiers who moved and lived as a unit. The character extends naturally to mean associating with others, and is also used as the fraud-resistant form of 五 in financial writing.
这张支票上写的是伍万元。
zhè zhāng zhī piào shàng xiě de shì wǔ wàn yuán。
The amount written on this check is fifty thousand yuan.
他不愿意与那些人为伍。
tā bù yuàn yì yǔ nà xiē rén wéi wǔ。
He is unwilling to associate with those people.
Words with 伍
配伍
pèi wǔ
to blend two or more medicines
队伍
duì wǔ
ranks
鲍勃·伍德沃德
bào bó · wǔ dé wò dé
Bob Woodward (Washington Post journalist)
伍奢
wǔ shē
Wu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accused by King Ping of Chu
伍子胥
wǔ zǐ xū
Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.
伍家岗
wǔ jiā gǎng
see 伍家崗區|伍家岗区[Wu3 jia1 gang3 Qu1]
伍家岗区
wǔ jiā gǎng qū
Wujiagang, a district of Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
伍廷芳
wǔ tíng fāng
Wu Tingfang (1842-1922), diplomat and lawyer
伍德豪斯
wǔ dé háo sī
Woodhouse or Wodehouse (name)
伍斯特酱
wǔ sī tè jiàng
Worcestershire sauce
入伍
rù wǔ
to enter the army
入伍生
rù wǔ shēng
newly enlisted officer student