午
wǔ

noon; midday

HSK 1十 十

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • wǔ7th 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)

3Structure

午
Overlapping structure重叠结构

午 is built from 2 parts.

丿+干

4Common Words with 午

午睡wǔ shuì

to take a nap; siesta

午夜wǔ yè

midnight

午餐wǔ cān

lunch

上午shàng wǔHSK 1

morning

午饭wǔ fànHSK 1

lunch

下午xià wǔHSK 1

afternoon

5Example Sentences

我中午十二点吃午饭。

wǒ zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn chī wǔ fàn。

I have lunch at noon.

下午我们去公园。

xià wǔ wǒ mén qù gōng yuán。

We are going to the park in the afternoon.

Other Characters Pronounced “wu”

五
wǔHSK 1

five

务
wùHSK 2

affair; business; task (in 任务)

物
wùHSK 2

thing; object; matter (in 物体)

屋
wūHSK 3

house; room (in 屋)

武
WǔHSK 3

martial; military (in 武)

舞
wǔHSK 3

to dance (in 舞)

误
wùHSK 3

mistake; error (in 错误)

恶
wùHSK 4

variant of 恶[ě], esp. used in names of chemical components

6Printable Worksheet

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午
wǔ

noon; midday

Common Words
wǔ shuì
午睡
to take a nap; siesta
wǔ yè
午夜
midnight
wǔ cān
午餐
lunch
shàng wǔ
上午
morning
wǔ fàn
午饭
lunch
xià wǔ
下午
afternoon
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