Usage of the character 戊
wù
戊
[戊]
- fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān)
- fifth in order
- letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- penta
wùxū
戊戌
[戊戌]
- thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018
wùyín
戊寅
[戊寅]
- fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
wùchén
戊辰
[戊辰]
- fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048
wùzǐ
戊子
[戊子]
- twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
wùwǔ
戊午
[戊午]
- fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038
wùtáng
戊糖
[戊糖]
- pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖 (hétáng)
wùchún
戊醇
[戊醇]
- amyl alcohol
wùshēn
戊申
[戊申]
- forty-fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028
huánwùxī
环戊烯
[環戊烯]
- cyclopentene C5H8 (ring of five carbon atoms)
wùzuòchún
戊唑醇
[戊唑醇]
- tebuconazole (antifungal agent)
wùwǔchún
戊五醇
[戊五醇]
- xylitol
- also written 木糖醇 (mùtángchún)
Wùxū Wéixīn
戊戌维新
[戊戌維新]
- Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
wùxínggānyán
戊型肝炎
[戊型肝炎]
- hepatitis E
yìwù'èrxī
异戊二烯
[異戊二烯]
- isoprene
yìwùxiàngjiāo
异戊橡胶
[異戊橡膠]
- isoprene rubber
Wùxū Zhèngbiàn
戊戌政变
[戊戌政變]
- coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后 ( Cíxǐtàihòu) ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
Wùxū Biànfǎ
戊戌变法
[戊戌變法]
- Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
Wùxū Liùjūnzǐ
戊戌六君子
[戊戌六君子]
- the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同／谭嗣同 ( Tán Sìtóng), Lin Xu 林旭 ( Lín Xù), Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀／杨深秀 ( Yáng Shēnxiù), Liu Guangdi 劉光第／刘光第 ( Liú Guāngdì), Kang Guangren 康廣仁／康广仁 ( Kāng Guǎngrén) and Yang Rui 楊銳／杨锐 ( Yáng Ruì)
yìwùbābǐtuǒ
异戊巴比妥
[異戊巴比妥]
- amobarbital (drug) (loanword)
wùbābǐtuǒnà
戊巴比妥钠
[戊巴比妥鈉]
- pentasorbital sodium (a sedative)
yàxiāosuānyìwùzhǐ
亚硝酸异戊酯
[亞硝酸異戊酯]
- amyl nitrite