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Information of 午

Pinyin wǔ

Radical

十

Strokes

4 strokes

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Definition

11 a.m.-1 p.m. / 7th earthly branch / noon

午 [wǔ] 名词 1. 地支的第七位，属马。 (The seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches, associated with the horse.) 2. 用于计时：午时（白天十一点到一点）。午间。午饭。午睡。午休。午夜（半夜、子夜）。 (Used for measuring time: noon (11 AM to 1 PM). lunchtime. lunch. nap. break. midnight.) 3. 古同“忤”、“迕”，逆，背。 (Anciently the same as “忤” or “迕”, meaning oppose or go against.) 形容词 1. 纵横相交。 (Crisscross.) 动词 1. 通“仵”。违反。 (To transgress; to violate.) 2. 通“迕”。抵触，相遇。 (To conflict; to meet with.) 引申义 1. 同本义（rope that is used to manage a horse）。 (Also refers to a rope used for managing horses.) 2. 与天干相配，用以纪年。 (Matched with heavenly stems for the purpose of recording years.) 3. 用以纪月，即农历五月。 (Used to denote the fifth month of the lunar calendar.) 4. 用以纪日。 (Used to denote days.) 5. 用以纪时，即十一时至十三时；正午，白天十二时。 (Used to denote time, specifically from 11 AM to 1 PM; noon, 12 o'clock during the day.) 6. 十二肖属马，因亦为马的代称。 (The twelve zodiac signs associated with the horse, thus “午” also serves as a synonym for horse.) 7. 干支逢五日午，亦特指五月初五。 (In the sexagenary cycle, the fifth day of the fifth month also specifically refers to the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.) 8. 古人以十二支配方位，午为正南，因以为南方的代称。 (In ancient times, the twelve Earthly Branches were associated with directions, where 午 corresponds to the south, thus it is used as a term for the southern direction.)

壬午 rén wǔ

nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062

子午卯酉 zi wǔ mǎo yǒu

Ziwu Maoyou

中午 zhōng wǔ

noon / midday / CL:個|个[ge4]

午门 wǔ mén

Meridian Gate

午饭 wǔ fàn

lunch / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]

正午 zhèng wǔ

midday / noon / noonday

午后 wǔ hòu

afternoon

午餐 wǔ cān

lunch / luncheon / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]

晌午 shǎng wǔ

noon

午夜 wǔ yè

midnight

甲午 jiǎ wǔ

thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014

午时 wǔ shí

11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

午间 wǔ jiān

Noon

端午节 Duān wǔ jié

Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)

午睡 wǔ shuì

to take a nap / siesta

一上午 yī shàng wǔ

One morning

午觉 wǔ jiào

siesta / afternoon nap

端午 Duān wǔ

see 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]

午休 wǔ xiū

noon break / lunch break / lunchtime nap

午宴 wǔ yàn

lunch banquet

庚午 gēng wǔ

seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050

戊午 wù wǔ

fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038

上午 shàng wǔ

morning / CL:個|个[ge4]

下午 xià wǔ

afternoon / CL:個|个[ge4] / p.m.

丙午 bǐng wǔ

forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026