Ideographic: Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一 Radical:

meaning for :

  • - five
  • - 55-1 (May 1st)five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)myriad
  • - all kinds of
  • - all sorts offive (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
  • - multicoloredall the colors in profusion (idiom)
  • - a garish display

jīngtōng精通
zhòng
yǔyán语言

She is proficient in five languages.


měitiān每天
shàngbān上班
dōu
yào
zuòdiàntī坐电梯
shàng
lóu

Every day I have to take the elevator to the fifth floor to go to work.


zài
yùnshū运输
zhōng
yào
yǔnxǔ允许
yǒu
bǎifēn百分
zhī
de
sǔnhàoliáng损耗量

You must allow for five per cent wastage in transit.


zhège这个
fángjiān房间
de
kuāndù宽度
chāoguò超过

The width of this room exceeds five meters.


ràozhe绕着
guǎngchǎng广场
pǎo
le
quān

He ran five laps around the square.