Chinese symbol for “nonexistent”
乌有
wū yǒu
Traditional: 烏有
(literary) not to exist; nonexistent; illusory
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nonexistent is 乌有 (wū yǒu), defined as: (literary) not to exist; nonexistent; illusory.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 乌有.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乌龟 (烏龜) | wū guī | tortoise; cuckold |
| 乌鸦 (烏鴉) | wū yā | crow; raven |
| 乌托邦 (烏托邦) | wū tuō bāng | (loanword) utopia |
| 乌云 (烏雲) | wū yún | black cloud |
| 乌龙 (烏龍) | wū lóng | black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap |
| 乌拉 (烏拉) | wù la | leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 乌拉草 (wù la cǎo), worn in northeastern China during winter |
| 没有 (沒有) | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nonexistent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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