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The character "伍" is structurally formed from the person radical 亻 combined with the numeral 五, reflecting its etymological origin in concepts related to five persons. It initially specifically referred to a basic military unit of five soldiers within ancient Chinese armies, a definition that later extended to denote any group of five people or objects. Over time, its application broadened to function as a formal substitute for the number five in contexts such as accounting or official records to enhance security against tampering, while it also became established as a Chinese surname derived from associations with these military or collective groupings.
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他是我们队伍的队长。
我哥哥去年入伍了。
退伍军人受到尊重。
伍先生是我们的老师。
我们需要重整队伍。
队伍排列得很整齐。
在军队中，伍长负责指挥。
他因伤提前退伍了。