戊

Mandarin · pinyin wù

Meanings

  1. fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān
  2. fifth in order
  3. letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  4. penta
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戊
wù · 5th heavenly stem
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4 · wu4

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  1. the fifth of the ten heavenly stems

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戊 · wu4
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Exact source record戊 戊 [wu4] /fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/fifth in order/letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/penta/