武U+6B668 STROKES
Entry·pron. wǔ
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“Martial; military; warlike; relating to combat or violence; brave; a surname; also a name for a chapter in the Book of Songs.”
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- 武器ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋweapon; arms; any device or instrument used to inflict harm or damage.
- 武士ㄨˇ ㄕˋwarrior; samurai; a member of the warrior class in medieval Japan; a chivalrous soldier in medieval Europe.
- 武俠ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊknight-errant in Chinese fiction; a martial-arts hero who upholds justice; the wuxia genre of literature, film, and theater.
- 武裝ㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄤto arm; to equip with weapons or gear; armed forces; military; arms or equipment; to strengthen with material or psychological preparation
- 武功ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥmartial arts; military accomplishments; (in Peking opera) martial arts feats; a county in Shaanxi; a mountain in Shaanxi
- 武力ㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋmilitary force; armed strength; soldiers or combat power; also courage or martial prowess.
- 核武ㄏㄜˊ ㄨˇnuclear weapon; nuclear arms; (in context of policy or arms control) nuclear weapons program or arsenal.
- 武帝ㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋEmperor Wu; posthumous name of several Chinese emperors, most famously Emperor Wu of Han (Han Wudi); also Emperor Wu of Liang and others.
- 武術ㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋmartial arts; combat techniques involving bare hands and weapons; includes forms like tai chi, swordplay, and choreographed stage or film fighting.
- 武漢ㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋcity in central China; capital of Hubei Province; major transport and industrial hub
- 文武ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˇcivil and military; literary and martial; civil officials and military officers; King Wen and King Wu of Zhou
- 武將ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋmilitary general; a high-ranking officer who commands troops in battle; a warrior commander in historical or period dramas.
- 武林ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊmartial arts world; the community of martial artists; wulin; realm of kung fu and swordsmen.
- 武陵ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊmountain range; a branch of the Miao Mountains spanning Sichuan, Hubei, and Hunan; a mountain in Yugan County, Jiangxi
- 武則天ㄨˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢWu Zetian; only female emperor in Chinese history; ruled during the Tang dynasty; founded the Zhou dynasty.
- 武藝ㄨˇ ㄧˋmartial arts skills; techniques of combat such as sword, spear, staff, and fist fighting
- 漢武帝ㄏㄢˋ ㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋEmperor Wu of Han; posthumous title of Liu Che, sixth emperor of the Han dynasty
- 文武百官ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢall civil and military officials; the entire body of government officials
- 武昌ㄨˇ ㄔㄤplace name; district of Wuchang in Wuhan, Hubei
- 武警ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇarmed police; abbreviation for People's Armed Police, a mainland Chinese paramilitary force
- 武田ㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊJapanese surname; historically refers to the Takeda samurai clan of feudal Japan
- 大武ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˇa Zhou dynasty ceremonial dance glorifying King Wu's military conquests; a sacrificial ox
- 金城武ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨˇTakeshi Kaneshiro, Taiwan-based actor and singer of Japanese-Taiwanese heritage; widely popular across East Asia
- 武家ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚmartial family; military household; samurai family in Japanese history
- 洪武ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄨˇReign era name of Ming dynasty founder Emperor Taizu (1368–1398); used as a byname for the emperor himself
- 全副武裝ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄤfully armed; equipped from head to toe; in full combat gear
- 武后ㄨˇ ㄏㄡˋEmpress Wu; refers to Wu Zetian, empress consort of Tang Gaozong and later empress regnant of the Zhou dynasty
- 仁武ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇdistrict in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; historically meaning benevolent military force
- 動武ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˇto use force; to resort to violence; to fight or start a war
- 衛武營ㄨㄟˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄥˊNational Kaohsiung Center for the Arts; major performing arts complex in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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