舞

wǔ

wǔspelled as u · 3rd tone — spelling rules

to dance · to wield

Radical: 夕 Strokes: 14 HSK 5

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

外多夜夕够舛舜夙夤夥

Same radical

外多夜夕够舛舜夙夤夥

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Character Decomposition

舞=無+舛

Etymology

A hand 舛 holding a fan

Meanings

to dance

to wield

to brandish

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Words with 舞 347 total

solo dance独舞dú wǔ to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)鼓舞gǔ wǔ to flutter · to dance in the breeze飞舞fēi wǔ to be a dancing partner to sb · to perform as a backup dancer · taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) · escort伴舞bàn wǔ to fly up · to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)飘舞piāo wǔ dance floor舞池wǔ chí dance (performance art) · dancing舞蹈wǔ dǎo to move as in a dance · to wave (some implement) · to flourish · (of eyes, hands etc) to dance · to flutter舞动wǔ dòng

Idioms with 舞 94 total Chain

lit. a crane that does not dance (idiom) · fig. a person who is not as good as their reputation; a useless person不舞之鹤bù wǔ zhī hè long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation长袖善舞cháng xiù shàn wǔ

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