wǔ
dance; dancing; flourish; wield
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我喜欢跳舞。
wǒ xǐhuān tiào wǔ.
I like dancing.
她正在跳舞。
tā zhèngzài tiào wǔ.
She is dancing.
我们一起去跳舞吧。
wǒmen yīqǐ qù tiào wǔ ba.
Let's go dancing together.
跳 (tiào)
jump
蹈 (dǎo)
dance
静 (jìng)
still
坐 (zuò)
sit
The Chinese character 舞 (wǔ) for "dance" is composed of two parts: the radical 舛 (chuǎn) and the phonetic component 武 (wǔ). The radical 舛, which means "to step on" or "to trample", indicates that 舞 is related to movement. The phonetic component 武, which means "martial" or "military", suggests that 舞 may have originally been associated with martial arts or military exercises.The earliest known use of the character 舞 dates back to the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC), when it was used to refer to a type of ritual dance performed by shamans. Over time, the meaning of 舞 expanded to include any type of dance, from folk dances to classical ballet.Today, 舞 is one of the most common Chinese characters used to refer to dance. It is also used in a number of compound words, such as 舞蹈 (wǔdǎo, "dance"), 舞剧 (wǔjù, "dance drama"), and 舞厅 (wǔtīng, "dance hall").
