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武 is a composite ideogram formed from 止 and 戈. 止, originally a foot, here indicates marching forward, while 戈 depicts a halberd. Together they convey marching with a weapon, directly giving the character its core sense of military action and martial prowess. A well-known later philosophical interpretation reads the combination as "stopping weapons", but the original structure clearly depicts advancing to combat. Throughout history, its meaning has remained consistently tied to warfare, martial arts, and military affairs, and the character underwent no simplification in modern times.
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武术能强身健体。
他的武器非常先进。
武将们正在商议战略。
这个决定似乎有些武断。
我们反对任何形式的武力威胁。
那个国家正在秘密发展核武器。
历史上不乏能文能武的全才。
这支精锐部队已经全副武装完毕。
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