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武士
wǔshì
1. warrior
2. samurai
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

武
wǔ
military; martial, warlike
HSK 5 8 丶
士
shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
HSK 4 3 丶

Compound Words (4)

七武士
Qīwǔshì
Seven Samurai (movie)
武士刀
wǔshìdāo
katana
武士彟
WǔShìhuò
Wu Shihuo (7th century), father of Tang empress Wu Zetian [[武則天|武则天]]
武士道
wǔshìdào
bushidō or way of the warrior, samurai code of chivalry

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,147 of 84,292