Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "武", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "武", and master the standard way of writing the character "武".
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武 [wǔ]
形
1. 关于军事或技击的,与“文”相对: military or martial-related, in contrast to "literary".
- 例: 武装 (armament), 武器 (weapon), 武警 (armed police), 武林 (martial arts community), 武坛 (martial arts arena), 武生 (martial actor), 武旦 (female martial role), 武丑 (male clown role), 武净 (martial role with makeup).
2. 勇猛,猛烈: brave, fierce.
- 例: 英武 (heroic), 威武 (powerful), 武断 (decisive), 武士 (warrior), 武夫 (brave man).
3. 半步,泛指脚步: half step, generally refers to foot movements.
- 例: 步武 (step), 踵武 (heel step), 行不数武 (countless steps).
4. 姓: surname.
名
1. 指干戈军旅之事: relating to military affairs.
- 例: 武弁 (military official), 武不善作 (struggling with military work), 武训 (military training), 武略 (military strategy), 武教 (military education), 武运 (military fortune), 武德 (martial virtue).
2. 士,兵,卒: soldier.
- 例: 勇武一人,为三军雄 (one brave man is worth three armies).
3. 古以六尺为步,半步为武: in ancient times, the "step" was six feet and a "half step" was 武.
- 例: 目之察度也,不过步武尺寸之间 (the measurement was no more than a matter of steps).
4. 舞蹈: dance (often interchangeable with 舞).
- 例: 溺者,非不笑也; 罪人,非不歌也; 疯者,非不武也 (the drowning do not laugh; the guilty do not sing; the crazy do not dance).
5. 足迹: footprint.
- 例: 昭兹来许,绳其祖武 (to follow the footprint of ancestors).
6. 古州名: a name of an ancient prefecture, Wu prefecture, established during the Southern Liang, located in Wuling (now Changde, Hunan).
7. 金属打击乐器: percussion instrument.
- 例: 始奏以文,复乱以武 (starts with civilized music, resumes with martial music).
8. 姓: surname.
动
1. 继承: to inherit.
- 例: 下武维周,世有哲王 (Wu dynasty ensured the rule of wise kings).
量
1. 半步。古代六尺为步,半步为武: half step; in ancient terms, six feet was one step, and a half step was 武.
- 例: 目之祭度也,不过步武尺寸之间 (the measurement involves no more than the dimensions of steps).
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]