五更 wǔgēng fifth watch Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents wǔgēng fifth watch 五 wǔ numeral fifth the fifth item in a sequence (e.g. May, or the fifth child)更 gēng noun night watch one of the five two-hour periods of the night into which the night was formerly dividedwǔgēng five night watches · elder 五 wǔ numeral five the number five; 5更 gēng noun night watch one of the five two-hour periods of the night into which the night was formerly divided