Dong Chinese dictionary

wú

I, me

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 五 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

五 Sound component

wǔ

five

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wú

i, my, our; resist, impede; I; my (old)

Wú

surname Wu

Most common words with 吾

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	吾	I
	支支吾吾	to hem and haw
	新疆维吾尔自治区	Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, abbr. 新, capital Urumqi or Ürümqi 烏魯木齊\|乌鲁木齐
	维吾尔族	Uighur (Uyghur) ethnic group of Xinjiang
	维吾尔	Uighur ethnic group of Xinjiang

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 18 characters (2 verified)

Sources