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武
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- 武
- wǔ · military; martial, warlike
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Mandarin tones
3 · wu3
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1character link45same-tone records
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Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mou5
Cantonese word readings for 武. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- military (related to warfare, fighting)
- martial arts; wushu
- valiant; brave; courageous
- soldier; warrior
- footstep; footprint
- Classifier for half steps.
- (obsolete) to inherit
- a surname
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