毋

wú

wúspelled as u · 2nd tone — spelling rules

(literary) no · don't

Radical: 毋 Strokes: 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Level 2 character

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Meanings

(literary) no

don't

to not have

nobody

wú

surname Wu

Wú

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Words with 毋 48 total

not as good as · would rather毋宁wú nìng

Idioms with 毋 8 total Chain

give me liberty or give me death不自由，毋宁死bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option宁缺毋滥nìng quē wú làn keep calm, don't get excited · don't be impatient少安毋躁shǎo ān wú zào