五更 wǔgēng fifth watch Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 五更 wǔgēng fifth watch The fifth and final period of the night in traditional Chinese timekeeping, roughly from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. five night watches The five periods into which the night (7 p.m. to 5 a.m.) was traditionally divided, each lasting two hours. elder An honorary title for an elderly person of great virtue during the Zhou dynasty. Frequency Written text 0.587 per million Cross-References Same as 五鼓 wǔgǔ五夜 wǔyè戊夜 wùyèSee 三老 sānlǎoReferenced by 半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng三更半夜 sāngēngbànyè三更 sāngēng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
五更 wǔgēng fifth watch The fifth and final period of the night in traditional Chinese timekeeping, roughly from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. five night watches The five periods into which the night (7 p.m. to 5 a.m.) was traditionally divided, each lasting two hours. elder An honorary title for an elderly person of great virtue during the Zhou dynasty. Frequency Written text 0.587 per million Cross-References Same as 五鼓 wǔgǔ五夜 wǔyè戊夜 wùyèSee 三老 sānlǎoReferenced by 半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng三更半夜 sāngēngbànyè三更 sāngēng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
