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five 五
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Used in these characters:
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五
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| five, 5
wǔ
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五
二
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Three horizontal lines and two vertical lines make a total of five.
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语
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| language, dialect, speech
yǔ, yù
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讠
吾
五
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: I, my 吾 (five 五 and mouth 口)
Words, as if from five mouths, are the (different) languages.
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羞
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| ashamed, shy, bashful, delicacies
xiū
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羊
丑
五
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Left: var. of sheep 羊 (with bent leg ノ), right: ugly 丑 (var. of five 五)
For the sheep with five curved legs you should feel ashamed.
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伍
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| squad of five soldiers, associated
wǔ
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亻
五
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Left: person 亻, right: five 五
Persons as 'five' are a military squad.
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悟
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| enlightment, consciousness, awareness, to comprehend
wù
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忄
吾
五
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Left: feeling 忄, right: I, me 吾 (Here: Five 五 mouths 口 are standing for the five paths of Buddhistic enlightment.)
The (right) feeling and five mouths/paths mean enlightment.
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吾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| I, my
wú
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口
五
吾
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Top: five 五, bottom: mouth 口
Five times my mouth emphasized myself.
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