五常

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1. Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
2. the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)
3. five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
4. five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends)
5. five phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土

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Words Containing 五常

• 三纲五常 三纲五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng: three principles and five virtues (idiom)
• 五常市 五常市 wǔ cháng shì: Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

Child Words of 五常

• 五 五 wǔ: five
• 常 常 cháng: always