Chinese symbol for “arms”
武装
wǔ zhuāng
Traditional: 武裝
arms; equipment; to arm; military
The closest CC-CEDICT match for arms is 武装 (wǔ zhuāng), defined as: arms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “arms”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 军备 (軍備) | jūn bèi | (military) arms; armaments |
| 双臂 (雙臂) | shuāng bì | arms; both arms |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms |
| 兵戎 | bīng róng | arms; weapons |
| 铁 (鐵) | tiě | iron (metal); arms |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 武装.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms |
| 武力 | wǔ lì | military force |
| 武士 | wǔ shì | warrior; samurai |
| 核武器 | hé wǔ qì | nuclear weapon |
| 武术 (武術) | wǔ shù | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) |
| 装备 (裝備) | zhuāng bèi | equipment; to equip |
| 安装 (安裝) | ān zhuāng | to install; to erect |
| 装置 (裝置) | zhuāng zhì | to install; installation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “arms”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.