毋 — Chinese character
毋
wú
not; do not; surname
- Pinyin
- wú
- Radical
- 80 ⽏ (Do Not)
- Strokes
- 4
- Japanese
- 毋 as a kanji
Common words with 毋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毋宁 (毋寧) | wú nìng | not as good as; would rather |
| 毋忘 | wú wàng | Don't forget! (literary) |
| 毋庸 | wú yōng | no need for |
| 宁缺毋滥 (寧缺毋濫) | nìng quē wú làn | better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option |
| 少安毋躁 | shǎo ān wú zào | keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient |
| 稍安毋躁 | shāo ān wú zào | variant of 少安毋躁 (shǎo ān wú zào) |
毋 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 8 · Great Learning 7
- Analects 6.3
- Analects 9.4
- Analects 9.24
- Analects 11.25
- Analects 12.23
- The Great Learning Passage 3
- The Great Learning Passage 12
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