| 1 | 戊戌 | 戊戌 | wù xū | wu4 xu1 | thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018 | | |
| 2 | 异戊橡胶 | 異戊橡膠 | yì wù xiàng jiāo | yi4 wu4 xiang4 jiao1 | isoprene rubber | | |
| 3 | 异戊二烯 | 異戊二烯 | yì wù èr xī | yi4 wu4 er4 xi1 | isoprene | | |
| 4 | 异戊巴比妥 | 異戊巴比妥 | yì wù bā bǐ tuǒ | yi4 wu4 ba1 bi3 tuo3 | amobarbital (drug) (loanword) | | |
| 5 | 亚硝酸异戊酯 | 亞硝酸異戊酯 | yà xiāo suān yì wù zhǐ | ya4 xiao1 suan1 yi4 wu4 zhi3 | amyl nitrite | | |
| 6 | 戊唑醇 | 戊唑醇 | wù zuò chún | wu4 zuo4 chun2 | tebuconazole (antifungal agent) | | |
| 7 | 戊子 | 戊子 | wù zǐ | wu4 zi3 | twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068 | | |
| 8 | 戊寅 | 戊寅 | wù yín | wu4 yin2 | fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058 | | |
| 9 | 戊戌政变 | 戊戌政變 | wù xū zhèng biàn | Wu4 xu1 Zheng4 bian4 | coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后 ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty | | |
| 10 | 戊戌维新 | 戊戌維新 | wù xū wéi xīn | Wu4 xu1 Wei2 xin1 | Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty | | |
| 11 | 戊戌六君子 | 戊戌六君子 | wù xū liù jūn zǐ | Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi3 | the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 谭嗣同 | | |
| 12 | 戊戌变法 | 戊戌變法 | wù xū biàn fǎ | Wu4 xu1 Bian4 fa3 | Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty | | |
| 13 | 环戊烯 | 環戊烯 | huán wù xī | huan2 wu4 xi1 | cyclopentene C5H8 (ring of five carbon atoms) | | |
| 14 | 戊型肝炎 | 戊型肝炎 | wù xíng gān yán | wu4 xing2 gan1 yan2 | hepatitis E | | |
| 15 | 戊五醇 | 戊五醇 | wù wǔ chún | wu4 wu3 chun2 | xylitol; also written 木糖醇 | | |
| 16 | 戊午 | 戊午 | wù wǔ | wu4 wu3 | fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038 | | |
| 17 | 戊糖 | 戊糖 | wù táng | wu4 tang2 | pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖 | | |
| 18 | 戊戍六君子 | 戊戍六君子 | wù shù liù jūn zǐ | wu4 shu4 liu4 jun1 zi3 | the six gentlemen martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath; namely, Tan Sitong 譚嗣同 |谭嗣同 , Lin Xu 林旭 , Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀 |杨深秀 , Liu Guangdi 劉光第 |刘光第 , Kang Guangren 康廣仁 |康广仁 and Yang Rui 楊銳 |杨锐 | | |
| 19 | 戊申 | 戊申 | wù shēn | wu4 shen1 | forty-fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028 | | |
| 20 | 戊醇 | 戊醇 | wù chún | wu4 chun2 | amyl alcohol | | |
| 21 | 戊辰 | 戊辰 | wù chén | wu4 chen2 | fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048 | | |
| 22 | 戊巴比妥钠 | 戊巴比妥鈉 | wù bā bǐ tuǒ nà | wu4 ba1 bi3 tuo3 na4 | pentasorbital sodium (a sedative) | | |
| 23 | 戊 | 戊 | wù | wu4 | fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 ; fifth in order; letter "E" or roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; penta | | |