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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
武士 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
武士 =
ㄨˇ ㄕˋ · wǔshì
noun — warrior; (in Japanese context) samurai

字源 FORM — what the parts do

military, of arms (武器)
a man of standing (士兵)shì
武士,武器的武,士兵的士。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

戈停在腳下(止),人佩刀——這就是
A halberd (戈) held over the planted foot (止) — arms borne by a man.
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