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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

武 wǔ
military; martial, warlike
radical 77 ⽌ · 8 strokes
装 zhuāng
dress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “arms”

WordPinyinMeaning
军备 (軍備)jūn bèi(military) arms; armaments
双臂 (雙臂)shuāng bìarms; both arms
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
兵戎bīng róngarms; weapons
铁 (鐵)tiěiron (metal); arms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 武装.

WordPinyinMeaning
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
武力wǔ lìmilitary force
武士wǔ shìwarrior; samurai
核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon
武术 (武術)wǔ shùmilitary skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
装备 (裝備)zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip
安装 (安裝)ān zhuāngto install; to erect
装置 (裝置)zhuāng zhìto 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.

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