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忘
wàng
1. to forget
2. to overlook
3. to neglect
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

忘
wàng
to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
HSK 3 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

健忘
jiànwàng
forgetful
善忘
shànwàng
forgetful
忘八
wàngbā
see [[王八<wángbā>]]
忘却
wàngquè
to forget
忘性
wàngxìng
forgetfulness
忘恩
wàngēn
to be ungrateful
忘情
wàngqíng
unmoved
忘怀
wànghuái
to forget
忘我
wàngwǒ
selflessness
忘掉
wàngdiào
to forget
忘本
wàngběn
to forget one's roots
忘记
wàngjì
to forget
HSK 3
忘餐
wàngcān
to forget one's meals
毋忘
wúwàng
Don't forget! (literary)
淡忘
dànwàng
to be forgotten
遗忘
yíwàng
to become forgotten
难忘
nánwàng
unforgettable
健忘症
jiànwàngzhèng
amnesia
备忘录
bèiwànglù
memorandum
HSK 6
勿忘我
wùwàngwǒ
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)

Example Sentences (3)

对不起，周经理，来机场的路上我才发现忘带护照了。
Duìbuqǐ, Zhōu jīnglǐ, lái jīchǎng de lùshang wǒ cái fāxiàn wàng dài hùzhào le.
Sorry, Manager Zhou, I just realized on the way to the airport that I forgot my passport.
Text 3
但是每次上课时，总会有学生忘了拿铅笔，
dàn shì měi cì shàng kè shí, zǒng huì yǒu xué shēng wàng le ná qiān bǐ,
but every time in class, there are always students who forget to bring a pencil,
Text 4
真的啊？我把爸爸的生日忘了。
Zhēn de a?Wǒ bǎ bàba de shēngrì wàng le.
Really? I forgot my dad's birthday.
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,055
Word Frequency Rank
779 of 84,292