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Meaning of 武
Pinyin
wǔ
Radical
止
Strokes
8
Definition
martial / military
Usage
★★★★★
武 [wǔ]
形 (Adjective)
1. 关于军事或技击的，与“文”相对：military or related to martial arts; opposite of "literary".
2. 勇猛，猛烈：valiant, fierce.
3. 半步，泛指脚步：half step, generally refers to footstep.
4. 姓：a surname.
名 (Noun)
1. 指干戈军旅之事 ([En.] military): refers to matters of warfare and military.
2. 士，兵，卒 ([En.] soldier): refers to soldiers and military personnel.
3. 古以六尺为步，半步为武 ([En.] footstep): in ancient times, a step was six feet, and half a step was called 武.
4. 舞蹈。通“舞” ([En.] dance): dance, also related to "dance".
5. 足迹 ([En.] footprint): footprint.
6. 古州名 ([En.] Wu prefecture): an ancient state name; established during the Southern Dynasties Liang Dynasty, with its capital in Wuling (modern-day Changde City, Hunan Province).
7. 金属打击乐器 ([En.] percussion instrument): refers to percussion instruments.
8. 姓: a surname.
动 (Verb)
继承 ([En.] inherit): to inherit.
量 (Measure word)
半步。古代六尺为步，半步为武 ([En.] half step): half a step. In ancient times, a step was six feet, and half a step was called 武.
引文 (Quotations)
1. 《左氏春秋·宣公十二年》: 楚庄王曰，夫文止戈为武。
2. 《易·履》: 武大为于大君。
3. 《诗·郑风·羔裘》: 孔武有力。
4. 《楚辞·九歌·国殇》: 诚既勇兮又以武。
Mt Wuyi in Fujian / Wuyishan nature reserve / Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
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[zhong3]
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Input Method for 武
Pinyin
wu3
Wubi
gahd|gahy
Cangjie
mpylm
Zhengma
ahii
Four Corner
13140
Unicode
U+6b66
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category