▁( M and arin ). ▁ ▁In ▁Chinese , ▁the ▁term ▁k ung ▁fu ▁() ▁refers ▁to ▁any ▁skill ▁that ▁is ▁acquired ▁through ▁learning ▁or ▁practice . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁comp ound ▁word ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁ 功 ▁( g ō ng ) ▁meaning ▁" work ", ▁" ach iev ement ", ▁or ▁" mer it ", ▁and ▁ 夫 ▁( f ū ) ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁particle ▁or ▁nom inal ▁suffix ▁with ▁diverse ▁mean ings . ▁▁ ▁literally ▁means ▁" mart ial ▁art ". ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁words ▁: ▁ ▁( ), ▁meaning ▁" mart ial " ▁or ▁" mil it ary " ▁and ▁ ▁or ▁ <0xE6> <0x9C> <0xAF> ▁( ), ▁which ▁transl ates ▁into ▁" art ", ▁" dis cipl ine ", ▁" sk ill " ▁or ▁" method ". ▁The ▁term ▁w ush u ▁has ▁also ▁become ▁the ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁modern ▁sport ▁of ▁w ush u , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁and ▁full - contact ▁sport ▁of ▁bare - hand ed ▁and ▁weapon ▁forms ▁( ), ▁adapted ▁and ▁jud ged ▁to ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁a est h etic ▁criteria ▁for ▁points ▁developed ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁in ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Qu an fa ▁() ▁is ▁another ▁Chinese ▁term ▁for ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts . ▁It ▁means ▁" f ist ▁method " ▁or ▁" the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁f ist " ▁( qu an ▁means ▁" box ing " ▁or ▁" f ist ", ▁and ▁fa ▁means ▁"