武术 (wǔ shù)

武术

wǔ shù

Traditional: 武術

Meaning

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
种 (zhǒng)

Characters and stroke order

武 wǔ

military; martial, warlike

radical 77 ⽌ · 8 strokes

术 shù

skill, art; method, technique; trick

radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes

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