午 wǔ noon
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
Originally: pestle
The oracle bone form is a pestle, the club used for pounding.
用法
- 'Noon': 中午 (zhōngwǔ) midday, the axis for the parts of the day: 上午 (shàngwǔ) morning, 下午 (xiàwǔ) afternoon.
- 午饭 (wǔfàn) / 午餐 (wǔcān) = lunch.
含“午”的汉字
含“午”的词语
例句
- 大家在吃午饭。 Dàjiā zài chī wǔfàn.Everyone is eating lunch.
- 我下午三点上课。 Wǒ xiàwǔ sān diǎn shàngkè.I have a lesson at 3:00 p.m.
- 今天上午考试。 Jīntiān shàngwǔ kǎoshì.I'm taking a test this morning.
- 午饭才刚开始。 Wǔfàn cái gāng kāishǐ.Lunch has just started.