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Meaning of 午

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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 wish you good luck and happy New Year. Our"Lucky Draw"is among our entertainment activities during lunch and dinner ( From Feb 3rd to Feb 6th ).
2
300
His hand tightened on the wallet in his pocket, the $300 he'd saved from afternoon shifts at OfficeMax secured in the inner fold.
3
The confidence data helped drive U.S. stock indices higher in midday trade, while safe-haven Treasury debt prices pared gains and the dollar was steady.
4
60
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Crude futures dipped 60 cents to $64.04 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the announcement.
5
That contract is up for renewal next year, and analysts expect rivals, possibly including News Corp., which publishes an afternoon freesheet in London, to jump into the fray.