五日 (wǔ rì) — the fifth day of the month (formal date format); five days (formal/literary duration)

Definition

Formal or written phrase for 'the fifth day (of a month)' or 'five days.' In everyday speech use 五号 (date) or 五天 (duration) instead.

noun
the fifth day of the month (formal date format)five days (formal/literary duration)

Examples

  • 五日。
    Wǒ men jì huà zài sì yuè wǔ rì chū fā.
    We plan to leave on April fifth.
  • 五日。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng zhǐ yòng le wǔ rì jiù wán chéng le.
    This trip only took five days to complete.
  • 五日。
    Zhēng yuè wǔ rì shì chuán tǒng jié rì.
    The fifth day of the first lunar month is a traditional holiday.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

An older form had a crossed mark between a top bar and a bottom bar. The modern 五 keeps those bars, while the original idea is uncertain.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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