舞
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to dance; to wield; to brandish
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 舞 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A hand 舛 holding a fan
Components 無 舛
How to remember it
dance · Heisig RSH #1342
reclining + 夕 evening + monocle — as a component also called: oaken tub
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 舞
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巴西战舞 | capoeira | |
| 舞阳县 | Wuyang, a county in Luohe City 漯河市[Luo4 he2 Shi4], Henan | |
| 电子舞曲 | electronic dance music | |
| 假面舞会 | masked ball; masquerade | |
| 政治舞台 | political arena | |
| 双人舞 | dance for two; pas de deux | |
| 太空舞步 | moonwalk (dance) | |
| 国标舞 | international standard ballroom dancing | |
| 民间舞 | folk dance | |
| 小步舞曲 | minuet | |
| 舞动 | to move as in a dance; to wave (some implement); to flourish; (of eyes, hands etc) to danc… | |
| 舞会 | dance; ball; party; CL:場|场[chang3] | |
| 舞水端里 | Musudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 ji… | |
| 拉丁舞 | Latin dance | |
| 舞阳 | see 舞陽縣|舞阳县[Wu3 yang2 Xian4] | |
| 舞台 | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena | |
| 广场舞 | square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas… | |
| 舞龙 | dragon dance | |
| 舞者 | dancer | |
| 舞场 | dance hall |