戊

wù

wùspelled as u · 4th tone — spelling rules

fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān

Radical: 戈 Strokes: 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

成战戏戒戎戈我戴截戚戮戟

Same radical

成战戏戒戎戈我戴截戚戮戟戍或戢

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Character Decomposition

戊=丿+戈

Meanings

fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān

fifth in order

letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc

penta

wù

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Words with 戊 32 total

fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038戊午wù wǔ twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068戊子wù zǐ fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058戊寅wù yín thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018戊戌wù xū forty-fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028戊申wù shēn pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖 hé táng戊糖wù táng fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048戊辰wù chén amyl alcohol戊醇wù chún xylitol戊五醇wù wǔ chún tebuconazole (antifungal agent)戊唑醇wù zuò chún cyclopentene C5H8 (ring of five carbon atoms)环戊烯huán wù xī Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty戊戌变法Wù xū Biàn fǎ

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