| 五 |
wǔ bù shé | Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom) |
| 五 |
wǔ | five / 5 |
| 步 |
Bù | surname Bu |
| 步 |
bù | a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation |
| 蛇 |
shé | variant of 蛇 |
| 蛇 |
shé | snake / serpent / CL:条 |
| 蛇 |
yí | used in 委蛇 |