How to write 戊

戊 [wù] 1. The fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems, used as a term for the fifth in order. (天干的第五位，用作顺序第五的代称。) 2. The fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems. Its direction belongs to the center. It is paired with the Earthly Branches for recording years or days. (天干的第五位。方位属中央。又与地支相配，用以纪年或纪日。) Example: 如:周共和九年为戊辰年 (For example: The ninth year of the Zhou and the ninth year is a戊辰 year.) 3. Refers to the center in ancient times when the ten stems were matched with the five directions.戊 is situated among the ten stems, thus indicating the center. (古代以十干配五方，戊居十干中，因以指中央。) Reference: 《汉书》:五六者，天地之中合。 (Reference: Han Shu: The five and six are the harmony of heaven and earth.) 4. Refers to earth. (指代土。) Example: 如:戊己(指一旬中的戊日和己日;古以十干配五方，戊己属中央，于五行属土，因以戊己代称土);戊方(戊己之日) (For example: 戊己 refers to the戊 and 己 days in a ten-day period; in ancient times, paired with the five directions, 戊 and 己 belong to the center and are associated with earth in the five elements, hence they refer to earth.)