伍

wǔ

five, company of five; troops

How to write 伍, stroke by stroke

surname Wu; squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Ideographic: Five 五 people 亻; 五 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 亻 + 五

队伍duì wǔranks; troops; queue; line; procession
入伍rù wǔto enter the army; to enlist
退伍tuì wǔto be discharged from military service
落伍luò wǔto fall behind the ranks; to be outdated
为伍wéi wǔto associate with; to keep company with
退伍军人tuì wǔ jūn rénveteran
布伍bù wǔto deploy troops
入伍生rù wǔ shēngnewly enlisted officer student; cadet
配伍pèi wǔto blend two or more medicines; compatibility (of herbal remedies, medicines)
清理队伍qīng lǐ duì wǔto purge the ranks
伍奢wǔ shēWu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥, official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accused by King Ping of Chu
伍子胥wǔ zǐ xūWu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.

你们的队伍比我们的强。
nǐ men de duì wu bǐ wǒ men de qiáng 。
Your team is stronger than ours.
我们的队伍输了所有的比赛。
wǒ men de duì wu shū le suǒ yǒu de bǐ sài 。
Our team lost all of its games.
我喜欢在队伍里。
wǒ xǐ huan zài duì wu lǐ 。
I like being on the team.
长头发落伍了。
cháng tóu fa luò wǔ le 。
Long hair is out of fashion.
十支队伍竞逐奖项。
shí zhī duì wu jìng zhú jiǎng xiàng 。
Ten teams competed for the prize.