武术 wǔshù A martial art

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Traditional: 武術
Measure word: 种

Stroke order

武术 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

武术 — the Chinese character for A martial art (wǔshù), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 武术 — A martial art

武 — 8 strokes
术 — 5 strokes

Senses

military skill or technique (in former times)
all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
self-defense
tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
also called kungfu 功夫

Characters in 武术

武 wǔ — martial; military
术 shù — method; technique

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

武术 is pronounced wǔshù and means “A martial art”.

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