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Taxonomy of meanings for 伍:　　

伍 wǔ (OC: ŋaaʔ MC: ŋuo) 疑古切上廣韻：【行伍説文曰相參伍也周禮曰五人爲伍】
- FIVE
  - narmyarmy unit (not necessarily consisting of five persons)
  - nfamilygroup of five families
  - n[post-N]one's military squadron of 5 menDS
- ARMY
- OFFICER
- ROW
- COMBINE
- TWO
- BATTLE ARRAY
- COMPANION
- NOMINAL MEASURE WORDS
- SURNAMES

Additional information about 伍

說文解字: 【伍】，相參伍也。〔小徐本無「也」。〕从人、从五。【疑古切】

Criteria

FIVE

1. The standard word for "five" is wǔ 五.

2. Wǔ 伍 is a noun referring to a collection of five units of various kinds, specifically five families in census contexts, and five soldiers in military contexts.

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Development supported by the sin-aps research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, with financial support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

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Support from Heidelberg University - Cluster of Excellence - Asia and Europe in a Global Context and IKOS - University of Oslo gratefully acknowledged.

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