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武

wǔ

military; martial, warlike

💡 Ideographic: To stop someone 止 with an arrow 弋

HSK 5 8 strokes Very Common (5%)

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to catch, to arrest; to shoot with a bow

止

zhǐ

to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

⿸一⿹弋止 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

⿹弋止

Radical component

Words Using 武 (256)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

武术 ↗

wǔshù

military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu [[功夫]] / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]

weapon / arms / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]

wǔqì

武器 ↗

HSK 6

weapon / arms / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]

武侠 ↗

wǔxiá

martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) / knight-errant

wǔxiá

武侠 ↗

HSK 6

martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) / knight-errant

武装 ↗

wǔzhuāng

arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces)

wǔzhuāng

武装 ↗

HSK 6

arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces)

martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest

bǐwǔ

比武 ↗

martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest

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