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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).

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
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “weapon”

WordPinyinMeaning
家伙jiā huohousehold dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal
械xièappliance; tool
器械qì xièapparatus; instrument

Related words

Other words that share a character with 武器.

WordPinyinMeaning
武装 (武裝)wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment
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)
机器 (機器)jī qìmachine; 台 (tái),部 (bù),个 (gè)
机器人 (機器人)jī qì rénrobot; android
服务器 (服務器)fú wù qìserver (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.

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