Chinese symbol for “weapon”
武器
wǔ qì
weapon; arms; 种 (zhǒng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for weapon is 武器 (wǔ qì), defined as: weapon; arms; 种 (zhǒng).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “weapon”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家伙 | jiā huo | household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal |
| 械 | xiè | appliance; tool |
| 器械 | qì xiè | apparatus; instrument |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 武器.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 武装 (武裝) | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment |
| 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) |
| 机器 (機器) | jī qì | machine; 台 (tái),部 (bù),个 (gè) |
| 机器人 (機器人) | jī qì rén | robot; android |
| 服务器 (服務器) | fú wù qì | server (computer); 台 (tái) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “weapon”.
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.