忽

to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,797 U+5FFD

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 (semantic, “heart”) + 勿 (phonetic, wù)

components: 勿心

suddenly · Heisig RSH #878

knot + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 勿

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 勿 (wù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
勿 sound component	wù	must not, do not; without, never
物	wù	thing, substance, matter; creature
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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
忽略不计	hū lüè bù jì	to disregard (sth seen as negligible); to neglect (sth seen as insignificant)
疏忽大意	shū hu dà yì	oversight; negligence; careless; negligent; not concentrating on the main point
积于忽微	jī yú hū wēi	to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
飘忽不定	piāo hū bù dìng	to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant; vagrant; erratic
忽地	hū de	suddenly
忽上忽下	hū shàng hū xià	to fluctuate sharply
忽忽不乐	hū hū bù lè	disappointed and unhappy; dispirited
忽布	hū bù	hops
忽然	hū rán	suddenly; all of a sudden
玩忽职守	wán hū zhí shǒu	to neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty; malpractice
忽而	hū ér	suddenly; now (..., now...)
忽高忽低	hū gāo hū dī	alternately soaring and plunging
忽视	hū shì	to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
疏忽职守	shū hū zhí shǒu	to neglect one's duties
忽冷忽热	hū lěng hū rè	now hot, now cold; (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
忽微	hū wēi	minuscule quantity; minor matter
忽闻	hū wén	to hear suddenly; to learn of sth unexpectedly
忽隐忽现	hū yǐn hū xiàn	intermittent; now you see it, now you don't
黑忽忽	hēi hū hū	variant of 黑糊糊[hei1 hu1 hu1]
忽略	hū lüè	to neglect; to overlook; to ignore