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Meaning of 午

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Pinyin:
English Definition: 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
Chinese Definition:
①地支的第七位,属马。
②用于计时:午时(白天十一点到一点)。午间。午饭。午睡。午休。午夜(半夜、子夜)。
③古同“忤”、“迕”,逆,背。
Total strokes: 4; Radical:
Pictograph: Picture of a pestle for grinding grains
Character Formation:
  • Overlaid
    • 丿 [ piě ] slash
    • [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
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Example Words
下午 xià afternoon; Classifiers: ; p.m.
上午 shàng morning; Classifiers:
中午 zhōng noon; midday; Classifiers:
午饭 fàn lunch; Classifiers:
午后 hòu afternoon
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Example Sentences
1
We will meet in the afternoon.
2
I get up at 7 o'clock in the morning.
3
The weather is nice in the morning.
4
The weather is hot this afternoon.
5
Let's go have lunch together.