Spot 午
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
午 component
wǔ · noon; 7th terrestrial branch
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 午
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue午Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 午 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
许=
讠
卸=
+止+卩
仵=
亻
忤=
忄
迕=
辶
杵=
木
許=
言
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 午 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
许多xǔduō
many
HSK 3.0 · L4也许yěxǔperhaps
HSK 3.0 · L4允许yǔnxǔto permit
HSK 3.0 · L4或许huòxǔperhaps
HSK 3.0 · L5不许bùxǔnot to allow
HSK 3.0 · L6许可xǔkěto allow
HSK 3.0 · L6容许róngxǔto permit
HSK 3.0 · L7-9推卸tuīxièto avoid
HSK 3.0 · L7-9卸xièto unload
HSK 3.0 · L7-9卸任xièrènto leave office
HSK 3.0 · L7-9卸载xièzàito unload cargo
HSK 3.0 · L7-9许xǔsurname Xu
HSK 3.0 · L7-9