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武
  mou5   jyutping
  wu3 wu2   pinyin
[1] force; military
[2] martial; warlike
[3] footprints; steps
[4] the length of a half pace
[5] the string of an ancient hat
[6] [v] inherit
[7] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: 止 (#77)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
武

This word has been viewed 13819 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44
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detail 武術  mou5 seot6  wu3 shu4 = martial arts; wushu
detail 武士  mou5 si6   = warrior; knight; samurai
detail 武器  mou5 hei3  wu3 qi4 = weapons; arms
detail 比武  bei2 mou5  bi3 wu3 = competition (in martial skills)
detail 武裝  mou5 zong1  wu3 zhuang1 = arms; armed forces; to arm
detail 武力  mou5 lik6  wu3 li4 = military strength; military might; military power
detail 武師  mou5 si1  wu3 shi1 = stuntman
detail 武藝  mou5 ngai6  wu3 yi4 = martial skills, combat ability
detail 核武器  hat6 mou5 hei3  he2 wu3 qi4 = nuclear weapon
detail 武警  mou5 ging2   = armed police
detail 核武  hat6 mou5   = short for 核武器
detail 文武廟  man4 mou5 miu6*2  wen2 wu3 miao4 = Manmou temple
detail 放射性武器  fong3 se6 sing3 mou5 hei3  fang4 she4 xing4 wu3 qi4 = radiological weapon
detail 武器系統  mou5 hei3 hai6 tung2  wu3 qi4 xi4 tong3 = weapon system
detail 武官  mou5 gun1  wu3 guan1 = military attache
detail 武庫  mou5 fu3  wu3 ku4 = arsenal; store of arms
detail 武打  mou5 daa2  wu3 da3 = acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
detail 武裝份子  mou5 zong1 fan6 zi2  wu3 zhuang1 fen4 zi3 = armed elements; gunmen
detail 武裝部隊  mou5 zong1 bou6 deoi6*2  wu3 zhuang1 bu4 dui4 = armed forces
detail 常規武器  soeng4 kwai1 mou5 hei3  chang2 gui1 wu3 qi4 = conventional weapons
detail 戰術核武器  zin3 seot6 hat6 mou5 hei3  zhan4 shu4 he2 wu3 qi4 = tactical nuclear weapons
detail 核武器試驗  hat6 mou5 hei3 si3 jim6  he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 yan4 = nuclear test
detail 核武庫  hat6 mou5 fu3  he2 wu3 ku4 = nuclear arsenal
detail 發展核武器  faat3 zin2 hat6 mou5 hei3  fa1 zhan3 he2 wu3 qi4 = to develop nuclear weapons
detail 防衛武器  fong4 wai6 mou5 hei3  fang2 wei4 wu3 qi4 = defensive weapon
detail 核武器演練  hat6 mou5 hei3 jin2 lin6  he2 wu3 qi4 yan3 lian4 = nuclear weapon maneuver
detail 化學武器  faa3 hok6 mou5 hei3  hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4 = chemical weapon
detail 化學武器儲備  faa3 hok6 mou5 hei3 cyu5 bei6  hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4 chu3 bei4 = chemical weapons storage
detail 化學武器防護  faa3 hok6 mou5 hei3 fong4 wu6  hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4 fang2 hu4 = chemical weapon defense
detail 激進武裝  gik1 zeon3 mou5 zong1  ji1 jin4 wu3 zhuang1 = armed extremists
detail 武俠  mou5 hap6  wu3 xia2 = Wuxia
detail 武俠小說  mou5 haap6 siu2 syut3  wu3 xia2 xiao3 shuo1 = sword-fighting fantasy novel
detail 生物武器  sang1 mat6 mou5 hei3  sheng1 wu4 wu3 qi4 = biological weapon
detail 未武裝  mei6 mou5 zong1  wei4 wu3 zhuang1 = unarmed
detail 原子武器  jyun4 zi2 mou5 hei3  yuan2 zi3 wu3 qi4 = atomic weapon
detail 細菌武器  sai3 kwan2 mou5 hei3  xi4 jun4 wu3 qi4 (Taiwan), xi4 jun1 wu3 qi4 (PRC) = biological weapon (using germs)
detail 核子武器  hat6 zi2 mou5 hei3   = nuclear device
detail 核武勢力  hat6 mou5 sai3 lik6   = nuclear powers
detail 擁有核武的國家  jung2 jau5 hat6 mou5 dik1 gwok3 gaa1   = nuclear powers
detail 銳利武器  jeoi6 lei6 mou5 hei3  rui4 li4 wu3 qi4 = a sharp weapon; a powerful weapon
detail 武打片  mou5 daa2 pin3*2  wu2 da3 pian4 = martial arts movies
detail 武館  mou5 gun2  wu3 guan3 = martial arts club; martial arts institute
detail 武俠片  mou5 haap6 pin3*2  wu3 xia2 pian4 = swordplay movie
detail 武士片  mou5 si6 pin3*2  wu3 shi4 pian4 = samurai film ; chambara film
detail 重武器  cung5 mou5 hei3  zhong4 wu3 qi4 = heavy weapons
detail 武旦  mou5 daan3*2   = Wu Dan, women who specialise in fighting with all kinds of weapons in opera
detail 演武  jin2 mou5  yan3 wu3 = to practise traditional martial arts
detail 武術指導  mou5 seot6 zi2 dou6  wu3 shu4 zhi3 dao3 dao4 = fighting choreographer
detail 龍虎武師  lung4 fu2 mou5 si1  long2 hu3 wu3 shi1 = trained martial artist
detail 武士道  mou5 si6 dou6  wu3 shi4 dao4 = bushido, the way of the warrior
detail 武技  mou5 gei6  wu3 ji4 = martial art skill
detail 習武  zaap6 mou5  xi2 wu3 = practise or train in martial arts (wu shu)
detail 玄武  jyun4 mou5  xuan2 wu3 = Black Tortoise
detail 習武之人  zaap6 mou5 zi1 jan4  xi2 wu3 zhi1 ren2 = a practitioner of martial arts; a martial artist
detail 大殺傷力武器  daai6 saat4 soeng1 lik6 mou5 hei3  da4 sha1 shang1 li4 wu3 qi4 = weapons of mass destruction
detail 練武  lin6 mou5  lian4 wu3 = to practise martial arts; to train in martial arts
detail 孔武有力  hung2 mou5 jau5 lik6  kong3 wu3 you3 li4 = brave and strong; valiant
detail 允文允武  wan5 man4 wan5 mou5  yun3 wen2 yun3 wu3 = well-versed intellectually and in martial arts
detail 武當山  mou5 dong1 saan1  wu3 dang1 shan1 = Wudang Mountains
detail 武德  mou5 dak1  wu3 de2 = martial arts and morality, Emperor Gaozu of Tang
detail 威武  wai1 mou5  wei1 wu3 = prowess; might
detail 威武不屈  wai1 mou5 bat1 wat1  wei1 wu3 bu4 qu1 = unbending in the threat of force
detail 文武百官  man4 mou5 baak3 gun1  wen2 wu3 bai3 guan1 = civil officials and military commanders
detail 重型武器  cung5 jing4 mou5 hei3  zhong4 xing2 wu3 qi4 = heavy-duty weapons
detail 武功高強  mou5 gung1 gou1 koeng4  wu3 gong1 gao1 qiang2 = highly skilled in martial arts
detail 武斷  mou5 tyun5/dyun6  wu3 duan4 = arbitrary, subjective, dogmatic
detail 大規模毀滅性武器  daai6 kwai1 mou4 wai2 mit6 sing3 mou5 hei3  da4 gui1 mo2 hui3 mie4 xing4 wu3 qi4 = Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
detail 也文也武  jaa5 man4 jaa5 mou5   = to display oneself in a show-off manner 粵
detail 武松  mou5 cung4  wu3 song1 = Wusong, name of a person, a hero in Shui Hu Zhuan
detail 中國人民武裝警察部隊  zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 mou5 zong1 ging2 caat3 bou6 deoi6*2  zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 wu3 zhuang1 jing3 cha2 bu4 dui4 = People's Armed Police (PAP)
detail 武器可用物質  mou5 hei3 ho2 jung6 mat6 zat1  wu3 qi4 ke3 yong4 wu4 zhi4 = weapons-usable material
detail 武器級  mou5 hei3 kap1  wu3 qi4 ji2 = weapons-grade
detail 武器級別材料  mou5 hei3 kap1 bit6 coi4 liu6*2  wu3 qi4 ji2 bie2 cai2 liao4 = weapons-grade material
detail 武漢  mou5 hon3  wu3 han4 = Wuhan
detail 武警部隊  mou5 ging2 bou6 deoi6*2  wu3 jing3 bu4 dui4 = People's Armed Police
detail 先進武器  sin1 zeon3 mou5 hei3  xian1 jin4 wu3 qi4 = advanced weapon
detail 大規模殺傷性武器  daai6 kwai1 mou4 saat3 soeng1 sing3 mou5 hei3  da4 gui1 mo2 sha1 shang1 xing4 wu3 qi4 = weapons of mass destruction
detail 戰略核武器  zin3 loek6 hat6 mou5 hei3  zhan4 lve4 he2 wu3 qi4 = strategic nuclear weapon
detail 核武器事故  hat6 mou5 hei3 si6 gu3  he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 gu4 = nuclear weapon accident
detail 核武器儲備  hat6 mou5 hei3 cyu5 bei6  he2 wu3 qi4 chu3 bei4 = nuclear stockpile
detail 核武器安全  hat6 mou5 hei3 on1 cyun4  he2 wu3 qi4 an1 quan2 = nuclear weapon safety
detail 核武器操練  hat6 mou5 hei3 cou1 lin6  he2 wu3 qi4 cao1 lian4 = nuclear weapon exercise
detail 核武器材料  hat6 mou5 hei3 coi4 liu6*2  he2 wu3 qi4 cai2 liao4 = nuclear weapon material; weapons grade material
detail 核武器研製計劃  hat6 mou5 hei3 jin4 zai3 gai3 waak6  he2 wu3 qi4 yan2 zhi4 ji4 hua4 = nuclear weapons (manufacturing) program
detail 北京核武器研究所  bak1 ging1 hat6 mou5 hei3 jin4 gau3 so2  bei3 jing1 he2 wu3 qi4 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) suo3 = Nuclear Weapon Institute in Beijing
detail 禁止核武器試驗條約  gam3 zi2 hat6 mou5 hei3 si3 jim6 tiu4 joek3  jin4 zhi3 he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 yan4 tiao2 yue1 = nuclear test ban treaty
detail 生化武器  saang1 faa3 mou5 hei3  sheng1 hua4 wu3 qi4 = biological weapon
detail 熱核武器  jit6 hat6 mou5 hei3  re4 he2 wu3 qi4 = fusion weapon; thermonuclear weapon
detail 長武  coeng4 mou5  chang2 wu3 = Changwu (place in Shaanxi)
detail 大武鄉  daai6 mou5 hoeng1  da4 wu3 xiang1 = Tawu (village in Taiwan)
detail 臨武  lam4 mou5  lin2 wu3 = Linwu (place in Hunan)
detail 成武  sing4 mou5  cheng2 wu3 = Chengwu (place in Shandong)
detail 仁武鄉  jan4 mou5 hoeng1  ren2 wu3 xiang1 = Jenwu (village in Taiwan)
detail 武昌  mou5 coeng1  wu3 chang1 = Wuchang (place in Hubei)
detail 武川  mou5 cyun1  wu3 chuan1 = Wuchuan (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail 武定  mou5 ding6  wu3 ding4 = Wuding (place in Yunnan)
detail 武都  mou5 dou1  wu3 du1 = Wudu (place in Gansu)
detail 武岡  mou5 gong1  wu3 gang1 = Wugang (city in Hunan)
detail 武功  mou5 gung1  wu3 gong1 = Wugong (place in Shaanxi)
detail 武鄉  mou5 hoeng1  wu3 xiang1 = Wuxiang (place in Shanxi)
detail 武邑  mou5 jap1  wu3 yi4 = Wuyi (place in Hebei)
detail 武義  mou5 ji6  wu3 yi4 = Wuyi (place in Zhejiang)
detail 武穴  mou5 jyut6  wu3 xue4 = Wuxue (city in Hubei)
detail 武強  mou5 koeng4  wu3 qiang2 = Wuqiang (place in Hebei)
detail 武隆  mou5 lung4  wu3 long2 = Wulong (place in Sichuan)
detail 武鳴  mou5 ming4  wu3 ming2 = Wuming (place in Guangxi)
detail 武寧  mou5 ning4  wu3 ning2 = Wuning (place in Jiangxi)
detail 武安  mou5 on1  wu3 an1 = Wu'an (city in Hebei)
detail 武平  mou5 ping4  wu3 ping2 = Wuping (place in Fujian)
detail 武山  mou5 saan1  wu3 shan1 = Wushan (place in Gansu)
detail 武勝  mou5 sing3  wu3 sheng4 = Wusheng (place in Sichuan)
detail 武城  mou5 sing4  wu3 cheng2 = Wucheng (place in Shandong)
detail 武宣  mou5 syun1  wu3 xuan1 = Wuxuan (place in Guangxi)
detail 武威  mou5 wai1  wu3 wei1 = Wuwei (city in Gansu)
detail 武威地區  mou5 wai1 dei6 keoi1  wu3 wei1 di4 qu1 = Wuwei district (district in Gansu)
detail 武進  mou5 zeon3  wu3 jin4 = Wujin (place in Jiangsu)
detail 武陟  mou5 zik1  wu3 zhi4 = Wuzhi (place in Henan)
detail 寧武  ning4 mou5  ning2 wu3 = Ningwu (place in Shanxi)
detail 平武  ping4 mou5  ping2 wu3 = Pingwu (place in Sichuan)
detail 修武  sau1 mou5  xiu1 wu3 = Xiuwu (place in Henan)
detail 彰武  zoeng1 mou5  zhang1 wu3 = Zhangwu (place in Liaoning)
detail 西武  sai1 mou5   = Seibu (Japanese department store in HK)
detail 中國武術學會  zung1 gwok3 mou5 seot6 hok6 wui6*2   = [n] Chinese Martial Arts Society
detail 武漢大學  mou5 hon3 daai6 hok6  wu3 han4 da4 xue2 = Wuhan University
detail 武氏太極拳  mou5 si6 taai3 gik6 kyun4  wu3 shi4 tai4 ji2 quan2 = Wu family-style Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)
detail 武林  mou5 lam4  wu3 lin2 = martial arts society; martial arts circles
detail 文武雙全  man4 mou5 soeng1 cyun4  wen2 wu3 shuang1 quan2 = be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts
detail 文武全才  man4 mou5 cyun4 coi4  wen2 wu3 quan2 cai2 = be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts
detail 能文能武  nang4 man4 nang4 mou5  neng2 wen2 neng2 wu3 = be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts
detail 文武兼備  man4 mou5 gim1 bei6  wen2 wu3 jian1 bei4 = be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts
detail 武功山  mou5 gung1 saan1  wu3 gong1 shan1 = Mt Wugong in Jiangxi
detail 武谿  mou5 kai1  wu3 xi1 = the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong
detail 武水  mou5 seoi2  wu3 shui3 = the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong
detail 玄武岩  jyun4 mou5 ngaam4  xuan2 wu3 yan2 = basalt
detail 寒武紀  hon4 mou5 gei2  han2 wu3 ji4 = Cambrian period
detail 勝之不武  sing3 zi1 bat1 mou5  sheng4 zhi1 bu4 wu3 = to win a fight because of an unfair advantage
detail 棄文就武  hei3 man4 zau6 mou5  qi4 wen2 jiu4 wu3 = forsake the pen for the sword
detail 孫武  syun1 mou5  sun1 wu3 = Sun Wu, Chinese military general of the Zhou Dynasty.
detail 窮兵黷武  kung4 bing1 duk6 mou5  qiong2 bing1 du2 wu3 = militaristic
detail 導彈武器技術控制制度  dou6 daan6*2 mou5 hei3 gei6 seot6 hung3 zai3 zai3 dou6  dao3 dan4 wu3 qi4 ji4 shu4 kong4 zhi4 zhi4 du4 = Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
detail 武清  mou5 cing1  wu3 qing1 = Wuqing (place in Tianjin)
detail 核子武器研究機構  hat6 zi2 mou5 hei3 jin4 gau3 gei1 kau3  he2 zi3 wu3 qi4 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) ji1 gou4 = a nuclear weapons research facility
detail 丁武  ding1 mou5  ding1 wu3 = Ding Wu
detail 金城武  gam1 sing4 mou5  jin1 cheng2 wu3 = Takeshi Kaneshiro
detail 小阪武巳  siu2 baan2 mou5 zi6  xiao3 ban3 wu1 si4 = Takemi Kosaka
detail 卢武鉉  lou4 mou5 jyun5  lu2 wu3 xuan4 = Roh Mu Hyun (President of South Korea)
detail 削減戰略核武器會談  soek3 gaam2 zin3 loek6 hat6 mou5 hei3 wui6 taam4  xue1 jian3 zhan4 lue4 he2 wu3 qi4 hui4 tan2 = Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)
detail 精武門  zing1 mou5 mun4  jing1 wu3 men2 = Fist Of Fury

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