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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

components: 一 弋 止

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:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
武 sound component wǔ military; martial, warlike
鹉 wǔ species of parrot

Words containing 武

WordPinyinMeaning
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]