懂中文 Dong Chinese

無

wú

negative

Original meaning: 

dance

Pictograph of a person dancing, with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms, to pray for rain. Original form of 舞 (dance). The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

無 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
無 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
無 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
無 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
無 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

无 (無) 

wú

negative, no, not; lack, have no; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less

Most common words with 無
Freq.
Word
Meaning

无

no

无法

unable

无论

no matter what or how

无聊

bored

毫无

not in the least

Component uses

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

舞 撫 蕪 嫵 廡 嘸 鄦

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

舞