无
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not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #19 U+65E0
How 无 is formed
How to remember it
nothing · Heisig RSH #611
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 无 as their sound component
These characters all use 无 (wú) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无 sound component | wú | no, not; lacking, -less |
| 抚 | fǔ | to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress |
| 芜 | wú | weeds; overgrowth |
| 呒 | fǔ | unclear; an expletive |
| 庑 | wǔ | corridor, hallway; luxuriant |
| 妩 | wǔ | charming, enchanting; to flatter, to please |
| 怃 | wǔ | disappointed, regretful |
Words containing 无
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无人不 | wú rén bù | no man is not... |
| 不无 | bù wú | not without |
| 无不 | wú bù | none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception |
| 无人区 | wú rén qū | uninhabited region |
| 无人 | wú rén | unmanned; uninhabited |
| 无水 | wú shuǐ | anhydrous (chemistry); waterless; dehydrated |
| 无心 | wú xīn | unintentionally; not in the mood to |
| 无人机 | wú rén jī | drone; unmanned aerial vehicle |
| 无中生有 | wú zhōng shēng yǒu | to create something from nothing (idiom) |
| 无性 | wú xìng | sexless; asexual (reproduction) |
| 无机 | wú jī | inorganic (chemistry) |
| 无机化学 | wú jī huà xué | inorganic chemistry |
| 有无 | yǒu wú | to have or have not; surplus and shortfall; tangible and intangible; corporeal and incorpo… |
| 事无大小 | shì wú dà xiǎo | see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4] |
| 无法无天 | wú fǎ wú tiān | (idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unr… |
| 无上 | wú shàng | supreme |
| 心中无数 | xīn zhōng wú shù | to have no idea; to be unsure |
| 有心无力 | yǒu xīn wú lì | (idiom) to want to do sth but be unable to; willing but unable |
| 有口无心 | yǒu kǒu wú xīn | to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) |
| 空无一人 | kōng wú yī rén | not a soul in sight (idiom) |