▁w u ▁( ; ▁) ▁means ▁‘ mart ial ’ . ▁Its ▁Chinese ▁character ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁two ▁parts ; ▁the ▁first ▁meaning ▁“ walk ” ▁or ▁“ stop ” ▁( ; ▁) ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁meaning ▁“ l ance ” ▁( ; ▁). ▁ ▁This ▁implies ▁that ▁“ w u ’ ▁ 武 ,” ▁is ▁a ▁def ensive ▁use ▁of ▁combat . ▁The ▁term ▁“ w ush u ▁ 武 術 ” ▁meaning ▁' mart ial ▁arts ' ▁goes ▁back ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Li ang ▁D ynast y ▁( 5 0 2 - 5 5 7 ) ▁in ▁an ▁anth ology ▁compiled ▁by ▁X iao ▁T ong ▁( ), ▁( Pr ince ▁Z ha oming ; ▁ ▁d . ▁ 5 3 1 ), ▁called ▁Selected ▁Liter ature ▁( ; ▁). ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁verse ▁of ▁a ▁poem ▁by ▁Yan ▁Y anz hi ▁titled : ▁ 皇 太 子 <0xE9> <0x87> <0x8B> <0xE5> <0xA5> <0xA0> 會 作 <0xE8> <0xA9> <0xA9> ▁" H u ang ▁Ta izi ▁Sh id ian ▁H ui ▁Zu oshi ". ▁ ▁" The ▁great ▁man ▁grows ▁the ▁many ▁my ri ad ▁things ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁Bre aking ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁arts , ▁He ▁prom otes ▁fully ▁the ▁cultural ▁mand ates ." ▁ ▁( Trans lation ▁from : ▁E cho es ▁of ▁the ▁Past ▁by ▁Yan ▁Y anz hi ▁( 3 8 4 – 4 5 6 )) ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁w ush u ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁poem ▁by ▁Ch eng