(wǔ qì) - weapon in Mandarin
wǔqìTraditional: 武器
HSK 5
#671 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
weapon
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning weapon. 武 (wǔ) 'military, martial' combines 止 'foot/stop' and 戈 'dagger-axe', and 器 (qì) 'implement, tool' shows four 口 'mouths' around 犬 'dog', an old image of vessels.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 武 (wǔ, 'martial'; 止 + 戈) + 器 (qì, 'implement')
Stroke order
武
器
Examples
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They have no weapons.
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Knowledge is the best weapon.
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Please put down your weapon.
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The police confiscated those weapons.
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He never carries a weapon when going out.
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