武装
Old HSK 6
武装 (wǔzhuāng) · armed
武装 (wǔzhuāng) means “armed; armed forces; to arm”. It is written with 2 characters: 武 (military) + 装 (to put in). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 武装 is built
The characters
武 wǔ · military
What 武 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 弋yì — to catch
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
Origin hint: To stop someone 止 with an arrow 弋 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
装 zhuāng · to put in
What 装 is made of
- 壮zhuàng — big
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 士shì — scholar
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 衣 gives the meaning, 壮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这些士兵全副武装。Zhèxiē shìbīng quánfù wǔzhuāng.These soldiers are fully armed.
我们要用知识武装头脑。Wǒmen yào yòng zhīshí wǔzhuāng tóunǎo.We should arm our minds with knowledge.
Questions about 武装
What does 武装 mean?
武装 (wǔzhuāng) means “armed; armed forces; to arm”.
How do you pronounce 武装?
武装 is pronounced wǔzhuāng.
Which HSK level is 武装?
武装 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 武器wǔqìweapon
- 武术wǔshùmartial arts
- 武侠wǔxiámartial arts heroes
- 安装ānzhuāngto install
- 服装fúzhuāngclothing
- 装修zhuāngxiūto decorate
- 装置zhuāngzhìdevice
- 假装jiǎzhuāngto pretend
- 装饰zhuāngshìto decorate
- 包装bāozhuāngpackaging
Learn 武装 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 192: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.