勿
do not
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,466 U+52FF
How 勿 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A knife 勹 cutting fragments 丿 off
components: 勹 丿 ×2
How to remember it
not · Heisig RSH #877
piglets — as a component also called: knot
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 勿 as their sound component
These characters all use 勿 (wù) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勿 sound component | wù | must not, do not; without, never |
| 物 | wù | thing, substance, matter; creature |
| 忽 | hū | suddenly, abruptly; to neglect |
| 吻 | wěn | to kiss; lips; coinciding |
| 囫 | hú | entire, whole |
| 刎 | wěn | to behead, to cut the throat |
| 芴 | wù | an edible wild plant |
| 笏 | hù | a tablet held by an overseer |
Words containing 勿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 己所不欲，勿施于人 | jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén | What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects);… |
| 格杀勿论 | gé shā wù lùn | (idiom) to kill on sight (without fear of prosecution) |
| 勿谓言之不预 | wù wèi yán zhī bù yù | (idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international dip… |
| 勿求人 | wù qiú rén | see 不求人[bu4 qiu2 ren2] |
| 不喜勿喷 | bù xǐ wù pēn | (Internet slang) if you don't like it, don't flame; please don't attack me if you disagree |
| 苟富贵，勿相忘 | gǒu fù guì , wù xiāng wàng | don't forget your friends when you become rich |
| 宁左勿右 | nìng zuǒ wù yòu | (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Rev… |
| 请勿吸烟 | qǐng wù xī yān | No smoking; Please do not smoke |
| 姑置勿论 | gū zhì wù lùn | (idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment |
| 请勿打扰 | qǐng wù dǎ rǎo | please do not disturb |
| 宁缺勿滥 | nìng quē wù làn | same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[ning4 que1 wu2 lan4] |
| 勿忘国耻 | wù wàng guó chǐ | Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 193… |
| 切勿 | qiè wù | by no means |
| 非诚勿扰 | fēi chéng wù rǎo | serious inquiries only |
| 勿忘我 | wù wàng wǒ | forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany) |
| 请勿 | qǐng wù | please don't |
| 稍安勿躁 | shāo ān wù zào | variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4] |
| 基操勿6 | jī cāo wù liù | (Internet slang) it's nothing, there's no need to compliment |
| 勿cue | wù cue | (Internet slang) don't call on me; don't drag me in |