止戈为武

止戈为武 in English

zhǐ gē wéi wǔ: (idiom) True martial prowess lies in ending warfare. By extension, making an opponent yield without using force is regarded as the highest form of power.

Character breakdown

止 zhǐ to stop
戈 gē dagger-axe
为爲 wèi because of
武 wǔ martial

Stroke order

Le caractère 止 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ — Numbered strokes

Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 止

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

Le caractère 为 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ — Numbered strokes

Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 为

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

Le caractère 武 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ — Numbered strokes

Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 武

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

止

Oracle bone script 商
Clerical script 東漢
See all 14 forms

戈

Oracle bone script 商
Clerical script
See all 15 forms

武

Oracle bone script 商
Clerical script 東漢
See all 17 forms

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

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