武
martial; military
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #292 U+6B66
How 武 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To stop someone 止 with an arrow 弋
How to remember it
military · Heisig RSH #385
一 one + arrow + 止 stop + footprint
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 武 as their sound component
These characters all use 武 (wǔ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 武 sound component | wǔ | military; martial, warlike |
| 鹉 | wǔ | species of parrot |
Words containing 武
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大武口区 | Dà wǔ kǒu Qū | Dawukou, a district of Shizuishan City 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 Shi4], Ningxia |
| 武山县 | Wǔ shān Xiàn | Wushan, a county in Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Gansu |
| 化学武器 | huà xué wǔ qì | chemical weapon |
| 文武合一 | wén wǔ hé yī | civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom) |
| 生化武器 | shēng huà wǔ qì | biological weapon |
| 武安市 | Wǔ ān Shì | Wu'an, a county-level city in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei |
| 生物武器 | shēng wù wǔ qì | biological weapon |
| 长武县 | Cháng wǔ Xiàn | Changwu, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 大武口 | Dà wǔ kǒu | see 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 Qu1] |
| 平武县 | Píng wǔ Xiàn | Pingwu, a county in Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 武平县 | Wǔ píng Xiàn | Wuping, a county in Longyan City 龍巖市|龙岩市[Long2 yan2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 武城县 | Wǔ chéng Xiàn | Wucheng, a county in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong |
| 成武县 | Chéng wǔ Xiàn | Chengwu, a county in Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong |
| 用武之地 | yòng wǔ zhī dì | ample scope for abilities; favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom) |
| 武义县 | Wǔ yì Xiàn | Wuyi, a county in Jinhua City 金華市|金华市[Jin1 hua2 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 武定县 | Wǔ dìng Xiàn | Wuding, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4… |
| 马上比武 | mǎ shàng bǐ wǔ | tournament (contest in Western chivalry); jousting |
| 武江区 | Wǔ jiāng Qū | Wujiang, a district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 人武 | rén wǔ | armed forces |
| 武山 | Wǔ shān | see 武山縣|武山县[Wu3 shan1 Xian4] |