午
wǔ
Meaning
7th 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)
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Examples
Tom让我等了一下午
T o m ràng wǒ děng le yī xià wǔ
Tom kept me waiting all afternoon.
Words with this character
下午 xià wǔ afternoon上午 shàng wǔ morning中午 zhōng wǔ noon午餐 wǔ cān lunch午饭 wǔ fàn lunch午睡 wǔ shuì to take a nap in the afternoon端午节 Duān wǔ jié Dragon Boat Festival午休 wǔ xiū noon break午夜 wǔ yè midnight睡午觉 shuì wǔ jiào to have a nap下午好 xià wǔ hǎo good afternoon端午 Duān wǔ see 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]傍午 bàng wǔ towards noon丙午 bǐng wǔ forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026重午 chóng wǔ Dragon Boat Festival庚午 gēng wǔ seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050甲午 jiǎ wǔ thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014壬午 rén wǔ nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062晌午 shǎng wu noon亭午 tíng wǔ noon头午 tóu wǔ morning午安 wǔ ān Good afternoon!午后 wǔ hòu afternoon