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Meaning of 午

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Setting
午HSK 1
Pinyin: wǔ
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: 十
Pictograph:Picture of a pestle for grinding grains
Character Formation:
  • ⿻ Overlaid
    • 丿 [ piě ] slash
    • 干 [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
Similar Characters: 子
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Example Words
下午HSK 1 xià wǔ afternoon; Classifiers: 个 ; p.m.
上午HSK 1 shàng wǔ morning; Classifiers: 个
中午HSK 1 zhōng wǔ noon; midday; Classifiers: 个
午饭 wǔ fàn lunch; Classifiers: 份
午后 wǔ hòu afternoon
More:午* | *午 | *午*
Example Sentences
1
wǒ men
我们
xià wǔ
下午
jiàn miàn
见面
。
We will meet in the afternoon.
2
shàng wǔ
上午
qī diǎn zhōng
七点钟
qǐ chuáng
起床
。
I get up at 7 o'clock in the morning.
3
shàng wǔ
上午
de
的
tiān qì
天气
hěn hǎo
很好
。
The weather is nice in the morning.
4
xià wǔ
下午
de
的
tiān qì
天气
hěn rè
很热
。
The weather is hot this afternoon.
5
wǒ men
我们
yī qǐ qù
一起去
chī wǔ fàn
吃午饭
。
Let's go have lunch together.
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