五世 wǔshì the fifth Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents wǔshì the fifth 五 wǔ numeral fifth the fifth item in a sequence (e.g. May, or the fifth child)世 shì nounnumeral generation (bound form) a generation; a period of thirty yearswǔshì five generations 五 wǔ numeral five the number five; 5世 shì nounnumeral generation (bound form) a generation; a period of thirty years