U+6B66 "武" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
武
U+6B66 "武" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Han character meaning "military," "warrior," or "martial," and is notably the second character in the Chinese term "wushu," referring to martial arts. Its etymology combines the components "戈" (a halberd or weapon) and "止" (foot or stopping), traditionally interpreted as "stopping the weapon" or "restraining force," reflecting a philosophical ideal of using martial power to prevent conflict. This character is widely used across Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese writing systems, appears in historical names like Wu Zetian, and carries cultural significance in contexts ranging from ancient military texts to modern martial arts philosophy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+6B66 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| Block | CJK Unified Ideographs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 武 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 武 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0xAD 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x6B66 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00006B66 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u6b66 |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | AA5A |
| kCCCII | 214627 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-4E3D |
| kCNS1992 | 1-4E3D |
| kCangjie | MPYLM |
| kCantonese | mou5 |
| kCihaiT | 736.401 |
| kCowles | 2723 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0965.080 |
| kDefinition | military; martial, warlike |
| kEACC | 214627 |
| kFanqie | 文甫 |
| kFenn | 330D |
| kFennIndex | 609.02 |
| kFourCornerCode | 1314.0 |
| kGB0 | 4668 |
| kGB1 | 4668 |
| kGradeLevel | 5 |
| kGSR | 0104a |
| kHangul | 무:0E |
| kHanYu | 21439.050 |
| kHanyuPinlu | wǔ(337) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 21439.050:wǔ |
| kHKGlyph | 2053 |
| kIICore | AGTJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0965.080 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21439.050 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0575.090 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-4E64 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-AA5A |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-4970 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-DBDA |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-596B |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-4E3D |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-5B36 |
| kJapanese | ブ ム たけし |
| kJoyoKanji | 2010 |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kTGH | 2013:946 |
| kJapaneseKun | TAKESHI |
| kJapaneseOn | BU MU |
| kJis0 | 4180 |
| kKangXi | 0575.090 |
| kKorean | MWU |
| kLau | 2172 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 2976 |
| kMandarin | wǔ |
| kMatthews | 7195 |
| kMeyerWempe | 1852 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ014828 |
| kMorohashi | 16273 |
| kNelson | 0051 |
| kPhonetic | 743 915 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+3554+56.3.5 C+3554+77.4.4 |
| kRSUnicode | 77.4 |
| kSBGY | 261.12 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 343.04 206.10 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | wǔ粵mou5 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 2976 |
| kTang | *miǒ |
| kTGHZ2013 | 389.140:wǔ |
| kTotalStrokes | 8 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | GHJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | vũ |
| kXerox | 244:063 |
| kXHC1983 | 1219.020:wǔ |