| 午 | wǔ | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning; CL:个 |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; CL:个; p.m. |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday; CL:个 |
| 午后 | wǔ hòu | afternoon |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch; CL:份,顿,次,餐 |
| 甲午战争 | Jiǎ wǔ Zhàn zhēng | the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 |
| 晌午 | shǎng wǔ | noon |
| 正午 | zhèng wǔ | midday; noon; noonday |
| 午夜 | wǔ yè | midnight |
| 午时 | wǔ shí | 11 am-1 pm |
| 子午线 | zǐ wǔ xiàn | meridian |
| 丙午 | bǐng wǔ | forty third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026 |
| 傍午 | bàng wǔ | towards noon; around midday |
| 午前 | wǔ qián | morning; a.m. |
| 午安 | wǔ ān | Good afternoon!; Hello (daytime greeting) |
| 午宴 | wǔ yàn | lunch banquet |
| 午觉 | wǔ jiào | siesta; afternoon nap |
| 午餐 | wǔ cān | lunch; luncheon; CL:份,顿,次 |
| 午餐会 | wǔ cān huì | luncheon |
| 午马 | wǔ mǎ | Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002) |
| 壬午 | rén wǔ | nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062 |
| 庚午 | gēng wǔ | seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050 |
| 戊午 | wù wǔ | fifty fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038 |
| 本初子午线 | běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn | the first meridian; the prime meridian |
格林尼治本初子午
线 | Gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn | the Greenwich meridian |
| 牧神午后 | mù shén wǔ hòu | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé |
| 甲午 | jiǎ wǔ | thirty first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014; cf 甲午战争, the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 |
| 睡午觉 | shuì wǔ jiào | to have a nap |
| 端午 | duān wǔ | the Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month) |
| 端午节 | duān wǔ jié | The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
| 重午 | chóng wǔ | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month) |
