@MND_China Later, Xu Shen of the Eastern Han Dynasty compiled this in Shuowen Jiezi. Interpretations such as “zhi ge wei wu” and “ren yan wei xin (人言为信)” produced after compilation represent moral extensions, not the original literal meanings of the characters.
@MND_China The idiom “Zhi ge wei wu” (止戈为武) comes from Zuo Zhuan during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It is a moral interpretation of wu (武), meaning “quelling wars through military force”.
@MND_China Later, Xu Shen of the Eastern Han Dynasty compiled this in Shuowen Jiezi. Interpretations such as “zhi ge wei wu” and “ren yan wei xin (人言为信)” produced after compilation represent moral extensions, not the original literal meanings of the characters
@MND_China The idiom “Zhi ge wei wu” (止戈为武) comes from Zuo Zhuan during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It is a moral interpretation of wu (武), meaning “quelling wars through military force”.
@MND_China Chinese characters function as integrated wholes and should not be interpreted by splitting their components.
The idiom “Zhi ge wei wu” (止戈为武) comes from Zuo Zhuan during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.