懂中文 Dong Chinese

伍

wǔ

five

Five 五 people 亻; 五 also provides the pronunciation

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

五 sound,meaning component

五  Sound Meaning component

wǔ

  

five

Evolution

伍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
伍 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
伍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

伍  

wǔ

five, company of five; troops; squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

伍  

Wǔ

surname Wu

Most common words with 伍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

队伍

ranks

伍

to associate with

退伍

to be discharged from military service

落伍

to be outdated

入伍

to enlist