martial

surname Wu; military

Weapon (弋) + stop (止) = martial power through restraint

The ancient idea: true martial power is knowing when to stop the spear, not just how to wield it. 止 (stop/foot) combined with 弋 (a type of weapon) captures that paradox — mastery includes restraint.

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他学了很多年术。

tā xué le hěn duō nián wǔ shù。

He studied martial arts for many years.

这个国家重文轻的风气越来越强。

zhè ge guó jiā zhòng wén qīng wǔ de fēng qì yuè lái yuè qiáng。

The trend of valuing civil matters over military ones is growing stronger in this country.

Words with 武

临武

lín wǔ

see 臨武縣|临武县[Lin2 wu3 Xian4]

临武县

lín wǔ xiàn

Linwu, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan

邵武

shào wǔ

see 邵武市[Shao4 wu3 Shi4]

邵武市

shào wǔ shì

Shaowu, a county-level city in Nanping City 南平市[Nan2 ping2 Shi4], Fujian

重文轻武

zhòng wén qīng wǔ

to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military

重武器

zhòng wǔ qì

heavy weapon

长武

cháng wǔ

Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi

长武县

cháng wǔ xiàn

Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi

阮崇武

ruǎn chóng wǔ

Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan

防卫武器

fáng wèi wǔ qì

defensive weapon

灵武

líng wǔ

see 靈武市|灵武市[Ling2 wu3 Shi4]

灵武市

líng wǔ shì

Lingwu, a county-level city in Yinchuan City 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4], Ningxia

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