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武

wǔ

HSK 5 Character

What 武 means

1. martial
2. military

Other readings

武 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Wǔsurname Wu

Example sentences

• 放下所有武器。
  Lay down all arms.
• 他武装到牙齿。
  He is armed to the teeth.
• 这是一种武器。
  It's a weapon.
• 他们有带武器。
  They're armed.
• 把你的武器放下。
  Bǎ nǐ de wǔqì fàngxià.
  Put your weapon down.
• 放下你们的武器。
  Put down your weapons.

Words starting with 武

• 武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
• 武术wǔ shùmilitary skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports…
• 武装wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment; to arm
• 武侠wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant
• 武功wǔ gōngmartial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats
• 武林wǔ línmartial arts (social) circles
• 武警wǔ jǐngarmed police
• 武力wǔ lìmilitary force
• 武士wǔ shìwarrior; samurai
• 武松Wǔ SōngWu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水浒传
• 武侠小说wǔ xiá xiǎo shuōa martial arts (wuxia) novel
• 武汉市Wǔ hàn ShìWuhan, sub-provincial city and capital of Hubei Province 湖北省
• 武汉大学Wǔ hàn Dà xuéWuhan University
• 武则天Wǔ Zé tiānWu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
• 武艺wǔ yìmartial art; military skill
• 武夷山Wǔ yí shānMt Wuyi in Fujian; Wuyishan National Nature Reserve; see 武夷山市
• 武打wǔ dǎacrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
• 武将wǔ jiànggeneral; military leader; fierce man
• 武断wǔ duànarbitrary; subjective; dogmatic
• 武官wǔ guānmilitary official; military attaché
• 武装力量wǔ zhuāng lì liàngarmed force
• 武生wǔ shēngmale military role in a Chinese opera
• 武定Wǔ dìngWuding reign name (543–550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 东魏; see 武定县
• 武德wǔ déethics (in the military or the martial arts)

Words containing 武

• 核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon
• 文武wén wǔcivil and military
• 威武wēi wǔmight; formidable
• 全副武装quán fù wǔ zhuāngfully armed; armed to the teeth; fig. fully equipped
• 汉武帝Hàn Wǔ dìEmperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
• 比武bǐ wǔmartial arts competition; tournament; to compete in a contest
• 动武dòng wǔto use force; to come to blows
• 洪武Hóng wǔHongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang…
• 核武hé wǔnuclear weapon
• 英武yīng wǔsoldierly; martial (appearance)
• 玄武Xuán wǔBlack Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky); (in Daoism) God of the north sky
• 卢武铉Lú Wǔ xuànRoh Moo-hyun (1946-2009), South Korean lawyer and politician, president 2003-2008
• 用武之地yòng wǔ zhī dìample scope for abilities; favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
• 刘心武Liú Xīn wǔLiu Xinwu (1942-), novelist
• 耀武扬威yào wǔ yáng wēito show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster
• 习武xí wǔto practice martial arts
• 宣武门Xuān wǔ ménXuanwumen, Beijing
• 苏武Sū WǔSu Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and…
• 化学武器huà xué wǔ qìchemical weapon
• 孙武Sūn WǔSun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孙子
• 董必武Dǒng Bì wǔDong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
• 人武rén wǔarmed forces
• 化武huà wǔchemical weapon; abbr. for 化学武器
• 步武bù wǔto walk in someone's steps; to follow in someone's footsteps (literary); a step (literary)

Characters that look like 武

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 我wǒI; me; my
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 玩wánto play; to have fun; to trifle with
• 隶lì(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate…
• 秉bǐngto grasp; to hold; to maintain
• 疣yóunodule; wart

Sounds the same

Read wǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 五five; 5
• 午7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of…
• 舞to dance; to wield; to brandish
• 伍squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 侮to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
• 捂to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)
• 鹉used in 鹦鹉
• 妩used in 妩媚
• 忤disobedient; unfilial
• 碔inferior gem; a kind of jade
• 仵equal; well-matched; to violate
• 牾to oppose; to gore