伍
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wǔ · five, company of five

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Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 伍

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Example sentences

Notice where 伍 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng yào jiā rù nàge duìwu.我想要加入那个队伍。

I want to join the team.

Source: Tatoeba #13879863 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cháng tóu fà luò wǔ le.長頭髮落伍了。

Long hair is out of fashion.

Source: Tatoeba #686735 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà lǐ yǒu duō shǎo duìwu?那里有多少队伍?

How many teams are there?

Source: Tatoeba #5595181 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ jiàn lì le zì jǐ de duìwu.萨米建立了自己的队伍。

Sami formed his own team.

Source: Tatoeba #13881333 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wèi le cān jiā huáchuán bǐ sài, yì zhī xīn de duìwu zǔ chéng le.为了参加划船比赛,一支新的队伍组成了。

A new team was formed in order to take part in the boat race.

Source: Tatoeba #336671 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xǐhuan zài duìwu lǐ.我喜欢在队伍里。

I like being on the team.

Source: Tatoeba #5883323 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 伍 in context

  1. Say wǔ, then recall the core meaning: five, company of five.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 队伍 (duì wu), meaning “ranks”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 伍 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.