| 五年 | wǔ nián | |
| 五一 | wǔ yī | 5-1 (May 1st) |
| 五月 | wǔ yuè | May; fifth month (of the lunar year) |
| 五保 | wǔ bǎo | |
| 五彩 | wǔ cǎi | five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored |
| 五谷 | wǔ gǔ | five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants; all crops |
| 五星 | wǔ xīng | the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星 |
| 五官 | wǔ guān | five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features |
| 星期五 | xīng qī wǔ | Friday |
| 五角星 | wǔ jiǎo xīng | pentagram |
| 五金 | wǔ jīn | metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡 |
| 五台 | wǔ tái | Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi |
