伍 (wǔ) — (numeral) five (formal, used in financial and legal documents to prevent alteration); (noun, historical) squad of five soldiers; military unit; ranks; (noun) surname Wu
Definition
伍 (wǔ) is a formal variant of 五 'five', used on checks and legal documents to prevent tampering. It also names the ancient five-soldier squad and serves as the surname Wu.
numeral
five (formal, used in financial and legal documents to prevent alteration)(noun, historical) squad of five soldiersmilitary unitranks
noun
surname Wu
Examples
- 伍。Zhè zhāng zhī piào shàng xiě de shì wǔ bǎi yuán zhěng.This check is written for exactly five hundred yuan.
- 伍伍。Gǔ dài jūn duì yǐ wǔ rén wéi yì wǔ.In ancient armies, five men formed one squad.
- 伍。wǔ Xiān sheng shì zhè jiā gōng sī de fǎ lǜ gù wèn.Mr. Wu is the legal counsel for this company.
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