核武

héwǔ

noun #24,352

Meanings

1 nuclear weapon
2 nuclear arms

Characters

nuclear; core; nucleus

military; martial; weapon

Examples

各国呼吁全面禁止核武。

Gè guó hūyù quánmiàn jìnzhǐ héwǔ.

Countries are calling for a total ban on nuclear weapons.

核武扩散是当今世界最严峻的挑战之一。

Héwǔ kuòsàn shì dāngjīn shìjiè zuì yánjùn de tiǎozhàn zhī yī.

Nuclear proliferation is one of the most serious challenges in the world today.

Tips

usage

核武 is a shortened form of 核武器 (héwǔqì). Both forms are used in news and political discourse. 核 alone can prefix many nuclear-related terms: 核电 (nuclear power), 核试验 (nuclear test).

Stroke Order

核 hé

武 wǔ