午wǔ
noon; 7th terrestrial branch. 4 strokes, radical 十, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 午
Stroke 1 write 丿, then strokes 2–4 write 干.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 午 · the stroke-order rules
What 午 is made of
丿 (piě, slash) and 干 (gàn, arid).
Words that use 午
| 午餐 | lunch 指中午吃的正餐 他按时享用营养午餐。He has a nutritious lunch on time. Lesson 79, 问路 · 怀瑾握瑜与笃行致远 · Living Integrity, Broad Horizons & Harmonious Routine |
| 午睡 | to nap 指中午小睡一会儿 他小憩片刻安静午睡。He rested a while and quietly napped. Lesson 79, 问路 · 怀瑾握瑜与笃行致远 · Living Integrity, Broad Horizons & Harmonious Routine |
| 午饭 | lunch 正午晌午时分所进用的第二顿餐食 王大爷做午饭，中午吃香喷喷的牛肉面条儿。Grandpa Wang is making lunch — fragrant beef noodles at noon. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 7, 厨房里的早点 |
| 上午 | morning (before noon) 自清晨至正午十二点之间的半天时辰 现在的时间是上午九点半，正合适！The time now is half past nine in the morning — perfect timing! Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 8, 时间与每天的生活 |
| 中午 | noon, midday 日行天顶正午十一至十三点的一段时刻 不堵车四十五分钟就到。大爷，您中午什么时候休息？Without traffic it's forty-five minutes. Grandpa, what time do you take your break at midday? Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 8, 时间与每天的生活 |
| 下午 | afternoon 自正午十二点之后至黄昏落日前的半日 我中午十二点吃面，下午两点茶馆客人多，不休息！I'll eat noodles at noon, and in the afternoon at two the teahouse gets busy — no break for me! Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 8, 时间与每天的生活 |
| 端午节 | Dragon Boat Festival 指农历五月初五的传统节日 端午节期间，健儿们蹲在龙舟上英勇对抗急流。During the Dragon Boat Festival, athletes fought the rapids on dragon boats. Lesson 571, 文化传承 · 笃行实干与大爱无疆 · Civic Valor & Humanitarian Compassion |
Characters that contain 午
More characters with the radical 十
All 12 of them, and what the radical means, on the 十 radical page.