午
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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How 午 is formed
How to remember it
noon · Heisig RSH #542
— as a component also called: stick horse
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 午 as their sound component
These characters all use 午 (wǔ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 午 sound component | wǔ | noon; 7th terrestrial branch |
| 许 | xǔ | to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth |
| 杵 | chǔ | pestle; to grind |
| 忤 | wǔ | disobedient; stubborn; wrong |
| 仵 | wǔ | similar |
| 迕 | wǔ | obstinate, perverse |
Words containing 午
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 格林尼治本初子午线 | Gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn | the Greenwich meridian |
| 本初子午线 | běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn | the first meridian; the prime meridian |
| 子午线 | zǐ wǔ xiàn | meridian |
| 下午好 | xià wǔ hǎo | (greeting) good afternoon |
| 甲午战争 | Jiǎ wǔ Zhàn zhēng | First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) |
| 下午茶 | xià wǔ chá | afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) |
| 头午 | tóu wǔ | (dialect) morning |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 午马 | wǔ mǎ | Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002) |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 午安 | wǔ ān | Good afternoon!; Hello (daytime greeting) |
| 端午节 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]; p.m. |
| 午时 | wǔ shí | 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) |
| 重午 | chóng wǔ | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month) |
| 午餐会 | wǔ cān huì | luncheon |
| 午后 | wǔ hòu | afternoon |
| 午前 | wǔ qián | morning; a.m. |
| 正午 | zhèng wǔ | midday; noon; noonday |
| 午餐肉 | wǔ cān ròu | canned luncheon meat; Spam |