wù 
		fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
fifth in order
letter "E" or roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
penta
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù xū 
		thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù zǐ 
		twenty fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			wù chén 
		fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù wǔ 
		fifty fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù yín 
		fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù shēn 
		forty fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù xū biàn fǎ 
		failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898
also known as the hundred days reform 百日維新|百日维新
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù bā bǐ tuǒ nà 
		pentasorbital sodium (a sedative)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù táng 
		pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù xū wéi xīn 
		failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898
also called 戊戌變法|戊戌变法
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù xū zhèng biàn 
		coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Cí Xǐ tài hòu] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			huán wù xī 
		cyclopentene C5H8 (ring of five carbon atoms)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù zuò chún 
		tebuconazole (antifungal agent)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù xū liù jūn zǐ 
		the six gentlemen martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同, Lin Xu 林旭, Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀, Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第, Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁 and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wù wǔ chún 
		xylitol
also written 木糖醇[mu4 tang2 chun2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wù xū Liù jūn zǐ 
		the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wù xū Zhèng biàn 
		coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wù xū Wéi xīn 
		Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wù xū Biàn fǎ 
		Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yì wù bā bǐ tuǒ 
		amobarbital (drug) (loanword)