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Kanji Fun Talk: Wu
"Wu3", which is a synonym character. The "wu" character of the oracle bone is a glyph of the upper and lower structure, with a "go" (weapon) above and a "stop" (foot, meaning forward) below. The two-shaped will either carry weapons on their shoulders and go on a crusade, or march forward in a battle to show force.
During the Yin Shang Dynasty, the Jinwen "Wu" character was prominent, and the "Wu" character in the early Zhou Dynasty was composed of three symbols: "Wang" + "Ge" + "Zhi", which means that "Wang" personally led an armed force to go to conquest. The "Wu" character in the middle of the Zhou Dynasty continued the oracle bone glyph, and the small seal inherited the oracle bone written in the glyph of "Shangge Down Stop". After the change, it was written as "wu".
The original meaning of "wu" is to go out on a campaign. In ancient times, wars were frequent, and the use of force for the struggle for territory, the use of force for the robbery of property, the use of force for the robbery of women, and combat was almost an indispensable part of life.
During the reign of King Wuding of Shang, he led many wars against ghost fangs, destroyed Dapeng, and conquered Fengwei, and Wuding's queen wife was ordered by Wuding to lead an army to conquer dozens of times against the surrounding Fang ethnic groups.
"Wu" stands for force, armament, and weaponry. Whether it is for individuals or an ethnic group, "martial" is very important, the state has put the strengthening of the armed forces in the first priority, and the absence of a strong armed force is equivalent to putting itself to death. Not to mention that fighting the enemy requires strong armament, in the ancient times thousands of years ago, the beast roamed everywhere, and people without "martial" could become a delicacy in the mouth of the beast at any time.
The interpretation of the word "Wu" in the Shuowen Jiezi uses a passage from the king of Chuzhuang: "The king of Chuzhuang: 'Fu Wu, Dinggong Jiebing.'" Therefore, stop the go and take the war'. (Translation: King Zhuang of Chu said: "Force, determine the merits of the battle, and stop the war.") Therefore, the words 'stop' and 'go' will be combined into martial characters. Judging from the constituent elements of the oracle bone word "wu", this interpretation is wrong. The original meaning of "stop" is "toe", and from the direction of the toe is to go forward, indicating that Hege is advancing, so the original meaning of "Wu" is Hego conquest - war. Zhu Fangpu explained Bu Ciwu: "Ge, weapons; Stop, toe, so walk, like swing forward also. "
"Wu" extends from conquest to bravery and bravery. It also extends the ancient concept of war. The ancients believed that good war and stopping war with war are called "wu", and soldiers who surrender without fighting are the best "wu".