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精武 is the title used for a certain type of martial arts. You can translate this roughly as “Excellent Martial Arts” or “Excellence in Martial Arts.” You will notice that the second character is “wu” as in wushu (martial arts) and wushi (warrior).
More information can be found at the Jing Mo website. You should probably only order this if you are a member of this association.
Note that “jing mo” is the Cantonese pronunciation of these characters. In Mandarin, they are “jing wu.”
Also used in Korean but only by those involved with martial arts who can also read Korean Hanja (a small percentage of the population).
Daoist / Taoist Tenet
無為 or “Wu Wei” is a Daoist (Taoist) tenet that speaks to the idea of letting nature take its course.
Some will say it's about knowing when to take action and when not to. In reality, it's more about not going against the flow. What will happen is controlled by the Dao (Tao), for which one who follows the Dao will not resist or struggle against.
There is a lot more to this concept, but chances are, if you are looking for this entry, you already know the expanded concept.
Warning: Outside of the Daoist context, this means idleness or inactivity (especially in Japanese, where not everyone knows this as a Daoist concept).
Five Forms Fist of Kung Fu
無名 is a Chinese, Japanese and Korean word that means nameless, obscure, unnamed, anonymous, unsigned, unknown, not famous, and sometimes unjustifiable.
The romanized title, Wu Ming, has been used for several different things such as a group of Italian writers, and even as the Chinese name of the infamous hackers.
玄武 can refer to the Black Tortoise (an ancient Chinese constellation of stars- part of the seven mansions of the north sky).
In Daoism, this is the God of the North sky.
This also refers to a Black Tortoise god, said to rule over the northern heavens in Japanese. Can also be pronounced/romanized as genmu or when used as a personal name, Hirotake in Japanese.
Without Limit
This is Wu Chi or Wuji in Chinese characters.
Wu Chi as a philosophy is often associated with Tai Chi (Taiji).
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your wu wang search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
不動明王 不动明王 see styles |
bù dòng míng wáng bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2 pu tung ming wang fudoumyouou / fudomyoo ふどうみょうおう |
More info & calligraphy: Fudo Myo-o / Wisdom King不動尊 Aryacalanatha 阿奢羅曩 tr. 不動尊 and 無動尊 and Acalaceta, 阿奢囉逝吒 tr. 不動使者. The mouthpiece or messenger, e. g. the Mercury, of the Buddhas; and the chief of the five Ming Wang. He is regarded as the third person in the Vairocana trinity. He has a fierce mien overawing all evil spirits. He is said to have attained to Buddhahood, but also still to retain his position with Vairocana. He has many descriptive titles, e. g. 無量力神通無動者; 不動忿怒王, etc. Five different verbal signs are given to him. He carries a sharp wisdom-sword, a noose, a thunder-bolt. The colour of his images is various—black, blue, purple. He has a youthful appearance; his hair falls over his left shoulder; he stands or sits on a rock; left eye closed; mouth shut, teeth gripping upper lip, wrinkled forehead, seven locks of hair, full-bodied, A second representation is with four faces and four arms, angry mien, protruding teeth, with fames around him. A third with necklaces. A fourth, red, seated on a rock, fames, trident, etc. There are other forms. He has fourteen distinguishing symbols, and many dharanis associated with the realm of fire, of saving those in distress, and of wisdom. He has two messengers 二童子 Kimkara 矜羯羅 and Cetaka 制吒迦, and, including these, a group of eight messengers 八大童子 each with image, symbol, word-sign, etc. Cf. 不動佛. |
五筆 五笔 see styles |
wǔ bǐ wu3 bi3 wu pi |
abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 |
多齡 多龄 see styles |
duō líng duo1 ling2 to ling Tarei |
(多齡路迦也吠闍也); 帝隷 etc. Trailokyavijaya, one of the 明王 Ming Wang, the term being tr. literally as 三世降 (明王) the Ming-Wang defeater (of evil) in the three spheres. |
心學 心学 see styles |
xīn xué xin1 xue2 hsin hsüeh shingaku |
School of Mind; Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明[Wang2 Yang2 ming2]) mental training |
新朝 see styles |
xīn cháo xin1 chao2 hsin ch`ao hsin chao |
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han |
明王 see styles |
míng wáng ming2 wang2 ming wang myouou / myoo みょうおう |
(Buddhist term) Wisdom King; Vidyaraja; (place-name) Myōou The rājas, ming-wang, or fence sprits who are the messengers and manifestation of Vairocana's wrath against evil spirits. |
書聖 书圣 see styles |
shū shèng shu1 sheng4 shu sheng shosei / shose しょせい |
great calligraphy master; the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361) famous or accomplished calligrapher |
武王 see styles |
buou / buo ぶおう |
(person) Wu Wang; King Wu |
王丹 see styles |
wáng dān wang2 dan1 wang tan wandan わんだん |
Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989 (person) Wan Dan (1965-) |
王五 see styles |
wáng wǔ wang2 wu3 wang wu |
Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry |
王伾 see styles |
wáng pī wang2 pi1 wang p`i wang pi |
Wang Pi (-c. 806), Tang dynasty chancellor and a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805 |
王充 see styles |
wáng chōng wang2 chong1 wang ch`ung wang chung oujuu / oju おうじゅう |
Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher (person) Wang Chong (27-97 CE; Chinese philosopher) |
王力 see styles |
wáng lì wang2 li4 wang li |
Wang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics |
王勃 see styles |
wáng bó wang2 bo2 wang po |
Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2] |
王導 王导 see styles |
wáng dǎo wang2 dao3 wang tao |
Wang Dao (276-339), powerful official of Jin dynasty and brother of general Wang Dun 王敦, regent of Jin from 325 |
王平 see styles |
wáng píng wang2 ping2 wang p`ing wang ping |
Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor |
王弼 see styles |
wáng bì wang2 bi4 wang pi ouhitsu / ohitsu おうひつ |
Wang Bi (226-249), Chinese neo-Daoist philosopher (personal name) Ouhitsu Wang Bi |
王敦 see styles |
wáng dūn wang2 dun1 wang tun |
Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324 |
王明 see styles |
wáng míng wang2 ming2 wang ming takaaki / takaki たかあき |
Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956 (personal name) Takaaki |
王朔 see styles |
wáng shuò wang2 shuo4 wang shuo |
Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor |
王楠 see styles |
wáng nán wang2 nan2 wang nan |
Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist |
王毅 see styles |
wáng yì wang2 yi4 wang i ouki / oki おうき |
Wang Yi (1953-), PRC foreign minister (2013-) and state councilor (2018-) (person) Wang Yi (1953.10.19-; Chinese politician) |
王猛 see styles |
wáng měng wang2 meng3 wang meng |
Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2] |
王碼 王码 see styles |
wáng mǎ wang2 ma3 wang ma |
Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[Wang2 Yong3 min2] in 1983 |
王穎 王颖 see styles |
wáng yǐng wang2 ying3 wang ying |
Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director |
王粲 see styles |
wáng càn wang2 can4 wang ts`an wang tsan |
Wang Can (177-217), poet, generally regarded as the most brilliant of "the seven masters of Jian'an" 建安[Jian4 an1] |
王維 王维 see styles |
wáng wéi wang2 wei2 wang wei oui / oi おうい |
Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet (female given name) Oui |
王肅 王肃 see styles |
wáng sù wang2 su4 wang su |
Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts |
王英 see styles |
wáng yīng wang2 ying1 wang ying |
Wang Ying (character in the "Water Margin") |
王莽 see styles |
wáng mǎng wang2 mang3 wang mang oumou / omo おうもう |
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han (person) Wang Mang (45 BCE - 23 CE), Chinese emperor |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Jing Mo Jing Wu | 精武 | jīng wǔ / jing1 wu3 / jing wu / jingwu | ching wu / chingwu | |
Wu Wei Without Action | 無為 无为 | mui | wú wéi / wu2 wei2 / wu wei / wuwei | |
Wu Xing Fist | 五形拳 | gokeiken | wǔ xíng quán wu3 xing2 quan2 wu xing quan wuxingquan | wu hsing ch`üan wuhsingchüan wu hsing chüan |
Hou De Zai Wu | 厚德載物 厚德载物 | hòu dé zài wù hou4 de2 zai4 wu4 hou de zai wu houdezaiwu | hou te tsai wu houtetsaiwu |
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Wu Ming Anonymous | 無名 无名 | mu mei / mumei | wú míng / wu2 ming2 / wu ming / wuming | |
Xuan Wu Genbu Black Tortoise God | 玄武 | genbu | xuán wǔ / xuan2 wu3 / xuan wu / xuanwu | hsüan wu / hsüanwu |
Wu Chi Wuji | 無極 无极 | wú jí / wu2 ji2 / wu ji / wuji | wu chi / wuchi | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
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