午

wǔ
HSK 1HSK 1 (Write)HSK 2 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

n
noon; midday; the time around 12 PM
commonly used in compound words to indicate time of day
日中的时候；白天十二点。
Words:
午饭午后午觉午睡中午正午
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)们(men)中(zhōng)午(wǔ)十(shí)二(èr)点(diǎn)吃(chī)午(wǔ)饭(fàn)
    We eat lunch at noon, 12 o'clock.
  2. 午(wǔ)后(hòu)天(tiān)气(qì)很(hěn)热(rè)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)睡(shuì)个(ge)午(wǔ)觉(jiào)
    It's very hot in the afternoon, I want to take a nap.
  3. 正(zhèng)午(wǔ)的(de)阳(yāng)光(guāng)很(hěn)强(qiáng)烈(liè)
    The sunlight at high noon is very strong.

Writing & Component

Radical十
Structuresingle
Stroke Count4
Strokes丿一一丨