| 戊 | wù | fifth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干; fifth in order; letter "E" or roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; penta |
| 戊戌变法 | wù xū biàn fǎ | failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898; also known as the hundred days reform 百日维新 |
| 戊戌政变 | wù xū zhèng biàn | coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后 ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty |
| 亚硝酸异戊酯 | yà xiāo suān yì wù zhǐ | amyl nitrite |
| 戊五醇 | wù wǔ chún | xylitol; also written 木糖醇 |
| 戊午 | wù wǔ | fifty fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038 |
| 戊唑醇 | wù zuò chún | tebuconazole (antifungal agent) |
| 戊型肝炎 | wù xíng gān yán | hepatitis E |
| 戊子 | wù zǐ | twenty fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068 |
| 戊寅 | wù yín | fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058 |
| 戊巴比妥钠 | wù bā bǐ tuǒ nà | pentasorbital sodium (a sedative) |
| 戊戌 | wù xū | thirty fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018; cf 戊戌政变, failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898 |
| 戊戌六君子 | wù xū liù jūn zǐ | the six gentlemen martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 谭嗣同, Lin Xu 林旭, Yang Shenxiu 杨深秀, Liu Guangdi 刘光第, Kang Guangren 康广仁 and Yang Rui 杨锐 |
| 戊戌维新 | wù xū wéi xīn | failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898; also called 戊戌变法 |
| 戊申 | wù shēn | forty fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028 |
| 戊糖 | wù táng | pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖 |
| 戊辰 | wù chén | fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048 |
| 戊醇 | wù chún | amyl alcohol |
| 环戊烯 | huán wù xī | cyclopentene C5H8 (ring of five carbon atoms) |
| 异戊二烯 | yì wù èr xī | isoprene |
| 异戊橡胶 | yì wù xiàng jiāo | isoprene rubber |
