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武术

Traditional: 武術

wǔ shù

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 5

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wǔ shù · mou5 seot6 (Jyutping)

  1. military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. self-defense
  4. tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. also called kungfu 功夫
  6. CL:種|种[zhong3]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

武

Meaning
military; martial, warlike
Radical
止
Strokes
8
Components
⿸一⿹弋止
Cangjie
MPYLM
Four-corner
1314.0

术

Meaning
art, skill, special feat; method, technique
Radical
木
Strokes
5
Components
⿺木丶
Cangjie
ID
Four-corner
4390

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