武侯祠
wǔ hóu cí · temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 武侯祠
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫; CL:種|种[zhong3]
武器wǔqìweapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3]
核武器héwǔqìnuclear weapon
武力wǔlìmilitary force
武侠wǔxiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant
武装wǔzhuāngarms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces)