勿 — Chinese character
勿
wù
must not, do not; without, never
- Pinyin
- wù
- Radical
- 20 ⼓ (Wrap)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 勹 丿 丿
- Formation
- ideographic — A knife 勹 cutting fragments 丿 off
- Japanese
- 勿 as a kanji
Common words with 勿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 请勿 (請勿) | qǐng wù | please don't |
| 切勿 | qiè wù | by no means |
| 格杀勿论 (格殺勿論) | gé shā wù lùn | (idiom) to kill on sight (without fear of prosecution) |
| 勿忘我 | wù wàng wǒ | forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany) |
| 请勿打扰 (請勿打擾) | qǐng wù dǎ rǎo | please do not disturb |
| 宁缺勿滥 (寧缺勿濫) | nìng quē wù làn | same as 宁缺毋滥 (nìng quē wú làn) |
| 请勿吸烟 (請勿吸煙) | qǐng wù xī yān | No smoking; Please do not smoke |
| 非诚勿扰 (非誠勿擾) | fēi chéng wù rǎo | serious inquiries only |
| 不喜勿喷 (不喜勿噴) | bù xǐ wù pēn | (Internet slang) if you don't like it, don't flame; please don't attack me if you disagree |
| 勿cue | wù cue | (Internet slang) don't call on me; don't drag me in |
| 勿忘国耻 (勿忘國恥) | wù wàng guó chǐ | Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria |
| 勿求人 | wù qiú rén | see 不求人 (bù qiú rén) |
勿 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 4 · Analects 13 · Art of War 16 · I Ching 26 · Mencius 24 · Zhuangzi 19 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Analects 1.8
- Analects 6.4
- Analects 9.24
- Analects 12.1
- Analects 12.2
- Analects 14.8
- Analects 14.23
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