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April 6th, 2003
Wu (Martial) Jack Regan © 2003
The character wu has the primary meaning of force; military; warlike. For example, the Chinese word wushu is translated as martial (wu) arts (shu).
The character wu itself has two parts. The big downward stroke with the hook at the bottom is the character yi with two meanings:
1. to catch; to take
2. to shoot with arrow and bow.
The parts to the left are the character jeng with several meanings. Here are the first four from my dictionary:
1. the obverse side; the right side
2. appropriate; proper; just; unbiased; to
make proper; formal; to correct
3. pure; not contaminated
4. straightforward and unbending; honest and virtuous.
To this artist, these meanings characterize the United States position in the conflict with Iraq. Technical military power appropriately applied. May history prove us right!
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