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Animated Stroke Order 武

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How to write 武 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 武

武 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

武

止zhǐ · stop

武=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 武

武 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 武

Martial arts and chivalry

Words related to martial arts and heroic figures in Chinese culture.

武术 • wǔ shù • martial arts • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

Liǎng两

wèi位

xuǎn选

shǒu手

zài在

bǐ比

wǔ

Information

Pinyinwǔ

Meaningmilitary, martial, warlike

Strokes8

Radical止

Traditional武

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1314

Zhuyinㄨˇ

UnicodeU+6B66

CangjieMPYLM

止zhǐ · stop

wǔ武

shù术

martial arts

武侠 • wǔ xiá • person adept in martial arts who performs chivalrous deeds • HSK 6

HSK 6

wǔ武

xiá侠

person adept in martial arts who performs chivalrous deeds

Weapons and military force

Words referring to weapons, armed forces, or military strength.

武器 • wǔ qì • weapon; arms • HSK 6

HSK 6

wǔ武

qì器

weapon; arms

武装 • wǔ zhuāng • arms; military equipment; armed forces • HSK 6

HSK 6

wǔ武

zhuāng装

arms; military equipment; armed forces

武力 • wǔ lì • Military force / armed force • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wǔ武

lì力

Military force / armed force

武

zhōng中

bù不

fēn分

shèng胜

fù负

。

The two contestants were evenly matched in the competition.

tā他

cóng从

xiǎo小

xué学

xí习

wǔ武

shù术

qiáng强

shēn身

jiàn健

tǐ体

。

He has practiced martial arts since childhood to strengthen his body.

tā他

yòng用

wǔ武

lì力

dǎ打

kāi开

le了

mén门

。

He used force to open the door.

shì士

bīng兵

men们

shǒu手

chí持

wǔ武

qì器

bǎo保

wèi卫

guó国

jiā家

。

Soldiers hold weapons to defend the country.

zhè这

wèi位

jiāng将

jūn军

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

shí十

fēn分

wēi威

wǔ武

。

This general looks very mighty and powerful.

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Characters pronounced "wu".

巫wūView details
蜈wúcentipede
吾wúi, my, our; resist, impede
唔wúhold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) not, negation
戊wù5th heavenly stem
鹉wǔspecies of parrot

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "止".

歪wāiaskew; oblique; slanting
正zhèngstraight; upright; correct
止zhǐto stop, cease, or halt
步bùstep; pace; walk
此cǐthis, here
歧qífork in a road; divergent

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