TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
伍
伍 ＝ 亻 ＋ 五
ㄨˇ · wǔ
noun — a squad of five; the ranks, troops
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person — one soldier in the file
A person (亻) with 五 wǔ, which carries both the sound and its meaning: five. The army's smallest file was five men banded together — 伍. From the squad comes the ranks themselves: 入伍 to enlist, 隊伍 the column.
意 · Meanings
(本義)行伍— a file of five soldiers常用
→隊伍、入伍— the ranks; to enlist
⇒伍— to associate with, fall in with
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
五wǔthe sound inside — 五 stands as the bare number; 伍 adds the soldier who fills the rank仵wǔthe lookalike — 仵 sets 午 beside the person; 伍 sets the count