武 wǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 止 — to stop, to halt
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
武侠
wǔxiá
wuxia; martial-arts chivalry
Characters in this word
侠 xiá
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 夹 to support
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 武侠小说中的江湖并非单纯的打斗世界，而是道义秩序的想象。 Wǔxiá xiǎoshuō zhōng de jiānghú bìngfēi dānchún de dǎdòu shìjiè, ér shì dàoyì zhìxù de xiǎngxiàng. The jianghu in wuxia fiction is not merely a world of fighting, but an imagined moral order.
- 他从小爱读武侠小说，梦想成为行侠仗义的大侠。 Tā cóngxiǎo ài dú wǔxiá xiǎoshuō, mèngxiǎng chéngwéi xíngxiá zhàngyì de dàxiá. He has loved reading wuxia novels since childhood and dreams of becoming a chivalrous hero.
- 这部电视剧改编自经典武侠作品，观众特别多。 Zhè bù diànshìjù gǎibiān zì jīngdiǎn wǔxiá zuòpǐn, guānzhòng tèbié duō. This TV series is adapted from a classic wuxia work and has a huge audience.
Related words
- 武器 wǔqì weapon
- 武术 wǔshù martial arts
- 核武器 héwǔqì nuclear weapon
- 武力 wǔlì force; military force
- 武装 wǔzhuāng armed forces; to arm
- 仙女 xiānnǚ fairy; goddess
- 秧歌 yāngge yangge; a popular rural folk dance
- 抒情 shūqíng to express emotion; lyrical
- 韵味 yùnwèi charm; lingering appeal
- 写照 xiězhào portrayal; vivid reflection
- 再现 zàixiàn to reappear; to recreate
- 巡回 xúnhuí to tour; to make a circuit