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毋
wú
1. (literary) no
2. don't
3. to not have
4. nobody
Common • Top 21% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

毋
wú
not; do not; surname
4 丶

Compound Words (8)

毋宁
wúnìng
not as good as
毋庸
wúyōng
no need for
毋忘
wúwàng
Don't forget! (literary)
宁缺毋滥
nìngquēwúlàn
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
少安毋躁
shǎoānwúzào
keep calm, don't get excited
稍安毋躁
shāoānwúzào
variant of [[少安毋躁<shǎoānwúzào>]]
不自由,毋宁死
bùzìyóu,wúnìngsǐ
give me liberty or give me death
卑之,毋甚高论
bēizhī,wúshèngāolùn
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion

Alternate Entries

毋
Wú
surname Wu

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,875
Word Frequency Rank
18,032 of 84,292
Radical Number
80

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