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Translingual
Stroke order (cursive)
The character 無 in semi-cursive script.
Han character
無 (Kangxi radical 86, 火 +8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 人廿火 (OTF ), four-corner 80331 , composition ⿱⿳𠂉 卌 一 灬 )
Derived characters
㒇 , 嘸 , 墲 , 嫵 , 幠 , 㣳 , 憮 , 撫 , 潕 , 𬍇 , 𨼊 , 𣊲 , 膴 , 橅 , 㷻 , 璑 , 𨖴 , 𤏠 , 瞴 , 𥕻 , 𥼣 , 䌗 , 蟱 , 譕 , 𩻚 , 𠓺 , 鄦 , 甒 , 鷡 , 廡 , 蕪 , 䍢 , 䉑 , 𨶭 , 𠢬 , 𨅐
Further reading
Kangxi Dictionary: page 673 , character 26
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19113
Dae Jaweon: page 1081, character 24
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2211, character 15
Unihan data for U+7121
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
墲
*m̥ʰaː, *maː, *ma
橅
*maː
膴
*hmaː, *ma, *maʔ
幠
*hmaː
鄦
*hmaʔ
撫
*m̥ʰaʔ
無
*ma
瞴
*ma, *maʔ
蕪
*ma
璑
*ma
鷡
*ma
譕
*ma
憮
*ma, *maʔ
舞
*maʔ
廡
*maʔ
嫵
*maʔ
甒
*maʔ
潕
*maʔ
儛
*maʔ
Pictogram (象形 ) . A man dancing with something long held in both hands, perhaps two branches (林 ).
This character is borrowed for “have no”, and the character 舞 ( wǔ ) is used for the original sense.
Etymology 1
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無 (Written Standard Chinese? ) Mò̤ (Eastern Min)
Core Sino–Tibetan. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma ( “ no, not ” ) ; cognate with Tibetan མ་ ( ma , “ not ” ) and Burmese မ ( ma. , “ not ” ) .
Cognate with:
微 (OC *mɯl , “not, no”)
毋 (OC *ma , “do not”)
勿 (OC *mɯd , “not, don't”)
未 (OC *mɯds , “not yet, haven't”)
靡 (OC *mralʔ , “not, no”)
亡 (OC *maŋ , “not have; to flee, to disappear, to die”)
沒 (OC *mɯːd , “to end, to disappear, to drown”)
莫 (OC *maːɡ , “none, nobody, nothing; do not; can not”)
Attested profusely in Classical Chinese, this word is the prototypical negation particle in the *m- series of Chinese negatives. In the oracle bone script , however, 無 is not frequently used, and its homophone (or near-homophone) 毋 (OC *ma ) is used instead.
See 不 (OC *pɯ, *pɯʔ, *pɯ' , “not”) for more on negative particles in Old Chinese.
Pronunciation
Note :
Sixian:
mò - colloquial;
vù - literary.
Meixian:
mo2 - colloquial;
vu2 - literary.
Note :
maǔ - colloquial (also written as 毛 );
ǔ - literary.
Note :
mò̤ - colloquial (also written as 毛 );
ù - literary.
Note :
bo2 - colloquial;
bu2 - literary.
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Hui'an , Zhangpu , Changtai , Longyan , General Taiwanese , Singapore , Philippines )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Hui'an , Zhangpu , Changtai , Longyan , General Taiwanese )
Note :
bô - colloquial;
bû - literary.
Note :
bho5 - colloquial;
bhu5 - literary.
Note :
m - colloquial;
wu/vu - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
無
無
無
Reading #
1/3
2/3
3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
wú
wú
wú
Middle Chinese
‹ mju ›
‹ mju ›
‹ mju ›
Old Chinese
/*ma/
/*ma/
/*mo/
English
not have
volitional prefix
don’t
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
無
Reading #
1/1
No.
13117
Phonetic component
無
Rime group
魚
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
無
Old Chinese
/*ma/
Definitions
無
( literary or Hakka , Min ) to not have something; there is not ...
天空 無 雲 。/ 天空 无 云 。 ― Tiānkōng wú yún. ― There is no cloud in the sky.
我 無 零星錢 。 [Hokkien , trad. ] 我 无 零星钱 。 [Hokkien , simp. ] Góa bô lân-san-chîⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] I don't have any change.
( literary or Min ) Negation particle preceding verbs and adjectives. not
無 可/ 无 可 ― wú kě ― can't
我 無 求 於 你 。/ 我 无 求 于 你 。 ― Wǒ wú qiú yú nǐ. ― I want nothing from you.
( literary or Min ) have not
我 無 共 伊 講 。 [Hokkien , trad. ] 我 无 共 伊 讲 。 [Hokkien , simp. ] Góa bô kā i kóng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] I didn't tell him.
( literary or Hakka , Min ) Interrogative particle.
( Hakka , Min ) if not ; otherwise ( placed at the start of a sentence )
( Hokkien , Teochew ) Particle used after a verb to indicate that a goal has not or cannot been accomplished.
看無 / 看无 [Hokkien ] ― khòaⁿ-bô [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] ― to not understand (when reading or viewing); to be unable to see
只個 字 在 字典 揣 無 。 [Teochew , trad. ] 只个 字 在 字典 揣 无 。 [Teochew , simp. ] zi2 gai7 ri7 do6 ri7 diêng2 cuê7 bho5 . [Peng'im ] You can't find this word in the dictionary.
† regardless of; no matter whether
† nothing ; nil
從無 到有 / 从无 到有 ― cóng wú dào yǒu ― start from nothing, from scratch
† Alternative form of 毋 ( wú , “ do not ” )
without ; -less ; un-
無 情/ 无 情 ― wú qíng ― heartless
無 理/ 无 理 ― wú lǐ ― unreasonable
無 邊/ 无 边 ― wú biān ― unlimited
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
沒有 (“to not have (+ noun)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
無 , 無有
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
沒有
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
沒有 , 沒
Taiwan
沒有 , 沒
Malaysia
沒有 , 沒
Singapore
沒有 , 沒
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
沒有 , 沒
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
沒有
Central Plains Mandarin
Xi'an
沒有 , 沒
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
沒得 , 莫得 , 没有
Wuhan
冇得
Guiyang
沒得 , 不得
Guilin
沒得
Liuzhou
沒得
Dagudi (Maliba)
不有
Reshuitang (Longling)
不有
Mae Salong (Lancang)
不有
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
不有
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
沒得
Yangzhou
不得 , 沒得
Hefei
沒
Cantonese
Guangzhou
冇 , 冇有
Hong Kong
冇
Taishan
冇
Hepu (Lianzhou)
冇有
Hepu (Shatian)
冇有
Beihai
冇 , 冇有
Beihai (Nankang)
冇
Beihai (Yingpan)
冇有
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
冇 , 冇有
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
冇 , 冇有
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
冇 , 冇有
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
冇
Penang (Guangfu)
冇
Singapore (Guangfu)
冇
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
冇
Móng Cái
冇 , 冇有
Gan
Nanchang
冒有 , 冇
Hakka
Meixian
無
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
無
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
無
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
無
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
無
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
無
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
無
Singapore (Dabu)
無
Huizhou
Jixi
沒
Jin
Taiyuan
沒 , 沒啦
Northern Min
Jian'ou
無
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
無
Singapore (Fuqing)
無
Sitiawan (Gutian)
無
Southern Min
Xiamen
無
Quanzhou
無
Zhangzhou
無
Zhao'an
無
Taipei
無
New Taipei (Sanxia)
無
Kaohsiung
無
Yilan
無
Changhua (Lukang)
無
Taichung
無
Tainan
無
Hsinchu
無
Kinmen
無
Penghu (Magong)
無
Penang (Hokkien)
無
Singapore (Hokkien)
無
Manila (Hokkien)
無
Chaozhou
無
Shantou
無
Shantou (Chaoyang)
無
Jieyang
無
Haifeng
無
Bangkok (Teochew)
無
Singapore (Teochew)
無
Batam (Teochew)
無
Pontianak (Teochew)
無
Wenchang
無
Qionghai
無
Singapore (Hainanese)
無
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
無
Wu
Shanghai
嘸沒 , 嘸 dated
Suzhou
嘸不
Danyang
無則 , 沒得
Hangzhou
沒有
Hangzhou (Yuhang)
嘸不
Shaoxing
唔有
Ningbo
嘸沒 , 嘸 dated
Wenzhou
冇
Jinhua
嘸 , 嘸沒
Xiang
Changsha
冇得 , 冇
Shuangfeng
冇得
Dialectal synonyms of
不 (“not”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
不 , 弗 , 毋 , 勿 , 莫 , 否 , 未
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
不
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
不
Taiwan
不
Langfang
不
Chengde
不
Chifeng
不
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
不
Heihe
不
Nenjiang
不
Mohe
不
Qiqihar
不
Tailai
不
Jiyan
不
Lanxi
不
Boli
不
Jiayin
不
Muling
不
Dongning
不
Ning'an
不
Linkou
不
Zhaozhou
不
Zhaodong
不
Mishan
不
Harbin
不
Shangzhi
不
Jiamusi
不
Tongjiang
不
Baicheng
不
Changchun
不
Tonghua
不
Shenyang
不
Jinzhou
不
Jingzhou (Shashi)
不
Malaysia
不
Singapore
不
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
不
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
不
Tangshan
不
Cangzhou
不
Baoding
不
Dingxing
不
Shijiazhuang
不
Lijin
不
Wudi
不
Weifang (Weicheng)
不
Jinan
不
Jinan (Zhangqiu)
不
Dezhou
不
Tai'an
不
Xintai
不
Zichuan
不
Boshan
不
Yinan
不
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
不
Dandong
不
Yantai
不
Yantai (Muping)
不
Laizhou
不
Weihai
不
Rongcheng
不
Qingdao
不
Zhucheng
不
Yishui
不
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
不
Lingbao
不
Ningyang
不
Daming
不
Yuncheng
不
Wanrong
不
Linfen
不
Hongtong
不
Shangqiu
不
Yuanyang
不
Zhengzhou
不
Xinyang
不
Shangluo
不
Luonan
不
Danfeng
不
Shangnan
不
Shanyang
不
Zhen'an
不
Ankang
不
Baihe
不
Pingli
不
Xunyang
不
Lueyang
不
Mianxian
不
Yangxian
不
Xi'an
不
Xi'an (Baqiao)
不
Xi'an (Yanliang)
不
Xi'an (Lintong)
不
Xi'an (Chang'an)
不
Xi'an (Huyi)
不
Xi'an (Gaoling)
不
Zhouzhi
不
Lantian
不
Xianyang
不
Xingping
不
Wugong
不
Qianxian
不
Liquan
不
Jingyang
不
Sanyuan
不
Yongshou
不
Changwu
不
Tongchuan (Wangyi)
不
Tongchuan (Yaozhou)
不
Yijun
不
Weinan
不
Weinan (Huazhou)
不
Hancheng
不
Huayin
不
Tongguan
不
Dali
不
Heyang
不
Chengcheng
不
Baishui
不
Pucheng
不
Fuping
不
Huanglong
不
Yichuan
不
Huangling
不
Luochuan
不
Fuxian
不
Dingbian
不
Baoji
不
Baoji (Chencang)
不
Fengchang
不
Qishan
不
Fufeng
不
Meixian
不
Taibai
不
Fengxian
不
Qianyang
不
Longxian
不
Linyou
不
Tianshui
不
Xining
不
Xuzhou
不
Pizhou
不
Suqian
不
Lianyungang (Ganyu)
不
Donghai
不
Fuyang
不
Bengbu
不
Suzhou, Anhui
不
Huaibei
不
Guangde (Qiuzhuang)
不
Qimen (Anling Junhua)
不
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
不
Lanzhou
不
Jiuquan
不
Dunhuang
不
Shandan
不
Hami
不
Ürümqi
不
Jimsar
不
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
不
Chengdu (Xindu)
不
Chengdu (Xinfan, Xindu)
不
Chengdu (Huayang, Shuangliu)
不
Chengdu (Pidu)
不
Chengdu (Wenjiang)
不
Chengdu (Shuangliu)
不
Chengdu (Xinjin)
不
Jintang
不
Pengzhou
不
Dujiangyan
不
Chongzhou
不
Dayi
不
Pujiang
不
Qionglai
不
Jianyang
不
Xiaojin
不
Jinchuan
不
Songpan
不
Maoxian
不
Lixian
不
Wenchuan
不
Deyang
不
Deyang (Luojiang)
不
Mianzhu
不
Shifang
不
Guanghan
不
Zhongjiang
不
Ziyang
不
Anyue
沒有
Lezhi
不
Mianyang
不
Mianyang (Anzhou)
不
Zitong
不
Jiangyou
不
Jiangyou (Zhangming)
沒
Pingwu
不
Beichuan
不
Yanting
不
Santai
不
Guangyuan
不
Guangyuan (Zhaohua)
不
Cangxi
不
Jiange
不
Meishan
沒
Pengshan
不
Danling
不
Hongya
不
Qingshen
不
Renshou
不
Luzhou (Naxi)
不
Luxian
不
Xuyong
沒有
Gulin
不
Hejiang
不
Yibin
不
Yibin (Nanxi)
不
Pingshan
不
Gaoxian
不
Changning
不
Gongxian
不
Xingwen (Gusong)
不
Xingwen (Bowangshan)
不
Jiang'an
不
Junlian
不
Leshan
不
Jiajiang
不
Emeishan
不
Ebian
不
Qianwei
不
Mabian
不
Jingyan
不
Neijiang
沒有
Zizhong
不
Weiyuan
不
Longchang
不
Suining
不
Pengxi
不
Shehong
不
Guang'an
不
Yuechi
不
Wusheng
不
Linshui
不
Nanchong
不
Nanbu
不
Langzhong
不
Yilong
不
Yingshan
不
Peng'an
不
Dazhou
不
Dazhu
不
Kaijiang
不
Wanyuan
不
Xuanhan
沒
Bazhong
不
Tongjiang
不
Nanjiang
不
Hanyuan
不
Xichang
不
Zigong
不
Fushun
不
Rongxian
不
Leibo
不
Chongqing
不
Chongqing (Nanchuan)
不
Chongqing (Dazu)
不
Chongqing (Rongchang)
不
Chongqing (Yongchuan)
不
Chongqing (Bishan)
沒
Chongqing (Tongliang)
沒有
Chongqing (Tongnan)
不
Chongqing (Hechuan)
不
Chongqing (Changshou)
不
Chongqing (Fuling)
不
Chongqing (Jiangjin)
不
Chongqing (Wanzhou)
不
Chongqing (Shizhu)
不
Chongqing (Kaizhou)
不
Chongqing (Chengkou)
不
Chongqing (Dianjiang)
不
Chongqing (Liangping)
不
Chongqing (Fengdu)
不
Chongqing (Zhongxian)
不
Chongqing (Qianjiang)
不
Chongqing (Pengshui)
不
Chongqing (Youyang)
不
Chongqing (Xiushan)
不
Chongqing (Yunyang)
不
Chongqing (Wuxi)
不
Chongqing (Fengjie)
不
Chongqing (Wushan)
不
Wuhan
冇
Wuhan (Jiangxia)
冇
Wuhan (Caidian)
冇
Wuhan (Xinzhou)
冇
Wuhan (Huangpi)
冇
Hanchuan
冇
Suizhou
不
Suixian
不
Yichang
不
Dangyang
不
Zhijiang
不
Yidu
不
Changyang
不 , 沒
Xingshan
不
Zigui
不
Wufeng
不
Enshi
不
Hefeng
不
Badong
不
Xuan'en
沒
Laifeng
不
Lichuan
沒
Jianshi
不
Xianfeng
不
Xiangyang
不
Laohekou
不
Baokang
不
Nanzhang
不
Zaoyang
不
Yicheng
不
Gucheng
不
Jingzhou
不
Jiangling
不
Shishou
不
Gong'an
不
Songzi
沒有
Jingmen
不
Zhongchang
不
Jingshan
不
Tianmen
不
Xiantao
不
Qianjiang
不
Shennongjia
不
Shiyan
不
Zhuxi
冒
Zhushan
不
Yunxi
沒
Yunyang
不
Danjiangkou
不
Fangxian
不
Lhasa
不
Guiyang
不
Zunyi
不
Bijie
不
Zhaotong
不
Baoshan, Yunnan
不
Dali
不
Kunming
不
Qujing
不
Wenshan
不
Mengzi
不
Pu'er
不
Lincang
不
Guilin
不
Liuzhou
沒 , 不
Jishou
沒
Changde
不
Zhangjiajie
不
Yongzhou
不
Huitong
不
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
不
Ganzhou
不
Shiquan
不
Ziyang
不
Ningshan
不
Langao
不
Zhenping
不
Hanzhong
不
Hanzhong (Nanzheng)
不
Ningqiang
不
Liuba
不
Chenggu
不
Foping
不
Xixiang
不
Zhenba
不
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
不
Nanjing (Pukou)
不
Nanjing (Luhe)
不
Nanjing (Lishui)
不
Yangzhou
不
Yangzhou (Jiangdu)
不
Baoying
不
Gaoyou
不
Yizheng
不
Taizhou
不
Taixing
不
Taizhou (Jiangyan)
不
Jingjiang (Dongxing)
不
Zhenjiang
不
Jurong
不
Yangzhong
不
Lianyungang
不
Lianyungang (Haizhou)
不
Guanyun
不
Guannan
不
Huai'an
不
Huai'an (Huai'an District)
不
Huai'an (Huaiyin)
不
Huai'an (Hongze)
不
Lianshui
不
Xuyi
不
Jinhu
不
Xinghua
不
Nantong
不
Rugao
不
Rudong
不
Hai'an
不
Yancheng
不
Dongtai
不
Binhai
不
Sheyang
不
Yancheng (Dafeng)
不
Funing
不
Jianhu
不
Xiangshui
不
Shuyang
不
Sihong
不
Siyang
不
Anqing
不
Tongcheng
不
Zongyang
不
Chizhou
不
Qingyang
不
Wuhu
不
Wuhu (Wanzhi)
不
Wuhu (Jinghu)
不
Wuhu (Fanchang)
不
Wuwei
不
Hanshan
不
Hexian
不
Ma'anshan
不
Dangtu
不
Xuancheng
不
Hefei
不
Feidong
不
Feixi
不
Chaohu
不
Lujiang
不
Changfeng
不
Huainan
不
Lu'an
不
Lu'an (Qingshuihe, Jin'an)
不
Shucheng
不
Huoshan
不
Chuzhou
不
Lai'an
不
Quanjiao
不
Mingguang
不
Tianchang
不
Ezhou (Echeng)
不
Huangshi
不
Huanggang
不
Hong'an
不
Macheng
不
Luotian
不
Yingshan
不
Xishui
不
Huangmei
不
Wuxue
不
Qichun
不
Xiaogan
不
Anlu
不
Yingcheng
不
Yunmeng
不
Dawu
不
Guangshui
不
Zhashui
不
Jiujiang
不
Ruichang
不
Mandarin
Ningguo (Gangkou)
不
Langxi
不
Cantonese
Guangzhou
唔
Hong Kong
唔
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
唔
Macau
唔
Guangzhou (Panyu)
唔
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
唔
Guangzhou (Conghua)
唔
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
唔
Foshan
唔
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
唔
Foshan (Shunde)
唔
Foshan (Sanshui)
唔
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
唔
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
唔
Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka)
唔
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
唔
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
唔
Zhuhai (Doumen)
唔
Jiangmen (Baisha)
唔
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
唔
Taishan
唔
Kaiping (Chikan)
唔
Enping (Niujiang)
唔
Heshan (Yayao)
唔
Dongguan
唔
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
唔
Qingyuan
唔
Fogang
唔
Yingde (Hanguang)
唔
Yangshan
唔
Lianshan (Butian)
冇
Lianshan (Yonghe)
唔
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
冇
Shaoguan
唔
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
唔
Renhua
唔
Lechang
唔
Yunfu
唔
Yangjiang
冇
Yangjiang (Yangdong)
冇
Yangdong (Yashao)
冇
Yangxi
冇
Xinyi
冇
Maoming (Xinpo)
冇
Maoming (Yangjiao)
冇
Gaozhou
冇
Zhanjiang
冇
Lianjiang
冇
Wuchuan (Wuyang)
冇
Nanning
冇
Wuzhou
冇
Cangwu (Liubao)
冇
Yulin
冇
Hepu (Lianzhou)
冇
Hepu (Shatian)
冇
Guiping (Madong)
冇
Beihai
冇
Beihai (Nankang)
冇
Beihai (Yingpan)
冇
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
冇
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
冇
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
冇
Chongzuo (Laituan)
冇
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
唔
Singapore (Guangfu)
唔
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
唔
Móng Cái
冇
Gan
Nanchang
不
Nanchang (Wangcheng)
冒
Anyi
不
Hukou
不
Lushan
不
Yongxiu
不
Xiushui
不
Pengze
不
Duchang
不
Wuning (Quankou)
不
Poyang
不
Yugan
不
Wannian
冒
Yiyang, Jiangxi
不
Hengfeng
莫
Leping
不
Yichun
冇
Yifeng
不
Gao'an
唔
Fengxin
不
Shanggao
唔
Wanzai
唔
Fengcheng
不
Xinyu
不
Fuzhou
不
Fuzhou (Dongxiang)
不 , 唔
Nancheng
不
Nanfeng
不
Yihuang
不
Lichuan
不
Chongren
冒
Pingxiang
冒
Lianhua
不 , 唔
Ji'an
不
Jishui (Luotian)
不
Yongfeng
不
Taihe
唔
Xiajiang
冒
Yongxin
唔
Yingtan (Yujiang)
不
Guixi
沒
Susong
不
Susong (Heta)
不
Wangjiang
不
Qianshan
不
Huaining
不
Dongzhi
不
Shitai
不
Yangxin
不
Daye
不
Xianning
不
Xianning (Maqiao)
不
Jiayu
不
Chongyang
不
Chibi
冒
Tongshan
不
Jianli
不
Yueyang
不
Pingjiang (Xijiang)
不
Liuyang
不
Liling (Baitutan)
不
Youxian
不
Chaling
唔
Leiyang
唔
Jianning
唔
Jinxian
不
Jinxi
冒
Le'an
冒
Guangchang
冒
Anfu
冒
Suichuan
唔
Wan'an
唔
Jing'an
沒
Zhangshu
冒
Xingan
冒
Fenyi
冒
Hakka
Meixian
唔
Xingning
唔
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
唔
Huidong (Daling)
唔
Dongguan (Qingxi)
唔
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
唔
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
唔
Heyuan (Bendihua)
唔
Wengyuan
唔
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
唔
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
唔
Liannan
唔
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
唔
Jiexi
唔
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
唔
Changting
唔
Shanghang
唔
Wuping
唔
Wuping (Pingyu)
唔
Liancheng
唔
Ninghua
唔 , 不
Qingliu
唔
Yudu
唔
Ningdu
唔
Ruijin
唔
Shicheng
唔
Shangyou (Shexi)
晤
Tonggu (Sandu)
唔
Ganzhou (Panlong)
唔
Ganzhou (Nankang)
唔
Dayu
唔
Quannan
唔
Dingnan
唔
Longnan
唔
Xunwu
冒
Anyuan
唔
Huichang
冒
Chongyi
唔
Xingguo
莫
Yunhe (Jinshuitan)
唔
Tonggu
唔
Fengxin (Zaoxi)
唔
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
唔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
唔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
唔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
唔
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
唔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
唔
Hong Kong
唔
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
無
Mengshan (Xihe)
冒
Luchuan (Daqiao)
冇
Huizhou
Jixi
不
Shexian
不
Huangshan (Tunxi)
不
Huangshan (Huizhou)
不
Wuyuan
沒
Fuliang
不
Dexing
不
Chun'an (Qiandaohu)
不
Jiande (Meicheng)
弗
Jiande (Shouchang)
勿
Jin
Taiyuan
不
Jinzhong (Taigu)
不
Pingyao
不
Heshun
不
Qixian
不
Yangyuan
不
Datong
不
Guangling
不
Suozhou (Pinglu)
不
Xinzhou
不
Wuzhai
不
Lüliang (Lishi)
不
Shilou
不
Linxian
不
Wenshui
不
Xixian
不
Changzhi
不
Changzhi (Tunliu)
不
Linhe
不
Zhangzi
不
Qinxian
不
Lingchuan
不
Jining
不
Hohhot
不
Erenhot
不
Pingshan
不
Zhangjiakou
不
Handan
不
Linzhou
不
Suide
不
Zizhou
不
Mizhi
不
Jiaxian
不
Wubu
不
Shenmu
不
Fugu
不
Yulin
不
Yulin (Hengshan)
不
Jingbian
不
Yan'an
不
Yan'an (Ansai)
不
Ganquan
不
Zhidan
不
Wuqi
不
Qingjian
不
Zichang
不
Yanchuan
不
Yanchang
不
Jiuxing Yumin
Lanxi
弗
Northern Min
Jian'ou
伓 , 𣍐
Songxi
唔 , 𣍐
Zhenghe
唔 , 𣍐
Pucheng (Shibei)
伓 , 𣍐
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
伓 , 𣍐
Fuzhou (Changle)
伓 , 𣍐
Lianjiang
伓 , 𣍐
Fuqing
伓 , 𣍐
Pingtan
伓 , 𣍐
Yongtai
伓 , 𣍐
Minqing
伓 , 𣍐
Gutian
伓 , 𣍐
Pingnan
伓 , 𣍐
Luoyuan
伓 , 𣍐
Fu'an
伓 , 𣍐
Ningde
伓 , 𣍐
Xiapu
伓 , 𣍐
Zherong
伓 , 𣍐
Shouning
伓 , 𣍐
Zhouning
伓 , 𣍐
Fuding
伓 , 𣍐
Matsu
伓 , 𣍐
Taishun
伓
Cangnan
冇 , 無
Cixi (Guanhaiwei)
伓
Southern Min
Xiamen
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Xiamen (Tong'an)
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Quanzhou
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Jinjiang
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Nan'an
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Shishi
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Hui'an
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Anxi
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Yongchun
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Dehua
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Zhangzhou
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Zhangzhou (Changtai)
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Hua'an
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Nanjing
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Pinghe
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Zhangpu
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Yunxiao
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Zhao'an
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Dongshan
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Taipei
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Kaohsiung
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Tainan
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Kinmen
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Penang (Hokkien)
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Singapore (Hokkien)
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Manila (Hokkien)
毋 , 𣍐 , 無
Datian
毋 , 𣍐
Pingnan (Shangdu)
毋
Cangnan
毋
Langxi (Feili)
毋
Chaozhou
唔 , 𣍐 , 無
Shantou
唔 , 𣍐 , 無
Jieyang
唔
Haifeng
唔
Singapore (Teochew)
唔 , 𣍐 , 無
Batam (Teochew)
唔 , 𣍐 , 無
Pontianak (Teochew)
唔
Leizhou
伓
Maoming (Xiadong, Dianbai)
無
Wenchang
無
Haikou
無
Singapore (Hainanese)
無
Puxian Min
Putian
伓 , 𣍐
Xianyou
伓 , 𣍐
Central Min
Yong'an
伓 , 𣍐
Sanming (Shaxian)
伓 , 𣍐
Shaojiang Min
Shaowu
冒 , 唔
Guangze
唔
Jiangle
唔
Mingxi
唔
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
唔
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
冇
Binyang
冇
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
不
Shehua
Fu'an
唔 , 𣍐
Fuding
唔 , 𣍐
Luoyuan
唔 , 𣍐
Sanming
唔 , 𣍐
Shunchang
唔 , 𣍐
Hua'an
唔 , 𣍐
Jingning (Hexi)
嘸
Jingning (Zhengkeng)
嘸
Wu
Shanghai
勿
Shanghai (Yangpu)
勿
Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)
勿
Shanghai (Songjiang)
勿
Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)
勿 , 弗
Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)
勿
Shanghai (Huinan, Pudong)
勿
Shanghai (Fengxian)
勿
Shanghai (Jinshan)
勿
Shanghai (Qingpu)
勿
Shanghai (Jiading)
勿
Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)
勿
Shanghai (Yuepu, Baoshan)
勿
Shanghai (Chongming)
弗 , 勿
Suzhou
弗
Suzhou (Xishan, Wuzhong)
弗
Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)
弗
Wuxi
弗
Changshu
弗
Kunshan
弗
Zhangjiagang
弗
Qidong
弗
Qidong (Lüsi)
不
Nantong (Haimen)
弗
Haimen (Sijia)
不
Rudong
弗
Jiaxing
弗
Jiashan
弗
Pinghu
弗
Haining (Xiashi)
弗
Tongxiang
弗
Haiyan
弗
Changzhou
弗
Liyang
弗
Changzhou (Jintan)
弗
Yixing
勿
Danyang
弗
Jingjiang
不
Jiangyin
弗
Nanjing (Gaochun)
不
Huzhou
弗
Changxing
弗
Anji
弗
Anji (Xiaofeng)
弗
Deqing
弗
Hangzhou
不
Hangzhou (Yuhang)
弗
Hangzhou (Lin'an)
弗
Hangzhou (Changfa, Lin'an)
不
Hangzhou (Yuqian, Lin'an)
不
Hangzhou (Fuyang)
弗
Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)
弗
Tonglu
勿
Tonglu (Wusheng)
不
Shaoxing
勿
Shaoxing (Keqiao)
勿
Shaoxing (Shangyu)
勿
Zhuji
弗
Shengzhou
弗
Xinchang
弗
Ningbo
勿 , 嘸沒
Ningbo (Zhenhai)
弗
Ningbo (Fenghua)
弗
Ningbo (Beilun)
勿
Ningbo (Yinzhou)
弗
Yuyao
勿
Cixi
弗
Xiangshan
弗
Ninghai
弗
Zhoushan
弗
Zhoushan (Dinghai)
弗
Daishan
弗
Shengsi
勿
Taizhou (Huangyan)
弗
Tiantai
弗 , 勿
Xianju
弗
Sanmen
弗
Linhai
弗
Wenling
弗
Yuhuan
弗
Wenzhou
否
Yueqing
否
Yongjia
否
Rui'an
否
Pingyang
否
Taishun
否
Wencheng
否
Lishui
否
Qingtian
否
Jinyun
弗
Wuyi (Liucheng)
弗
Songyang (Xiping)
弗
Yunhe
否
Jingning
否
Qingyuan
否
Longquan
否
Quzhou
弗
Quzhou (Duze, Qujiang)
弗
Suichang
否
Jiangshan
弗
Changshan
弗
Kaihua
弗
Longyou
弗
Jinhua
弗
Jinhua (Tangxi)
弗
Yiwu
弗
Yongkang
弗
Pujiang
弗
Dongyang
弗
Wuyi
弗
Lanxi
弗
Shangrao
嘸
Shangrao (Guangfeng)
唔
Tongling (Xihu & Shun'an)
不
Nanling
不
Tongling (Yi'an)
不
Huangshan
不
Jingxian
不
Jingxian (Zhaji)
不
Pucheng
嘸
Xiang
Changsha
不 , 唔
Yiyang, Hunan
不
Xiangtan
不
Xiangxiang
不
Loudi
不
Shuangfeng
不
Xinhua
唔
Lianyuan
不
Shaoyang
唔 , 莫
Wugang
不 , 冇
Hengyang
不
Hengshan
不
Qiyang
不
Quanzhou
不
Xiangnan Tuhua
Jiangyong
沒
Dong'an
不
Yuebei Tuhua
Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)
唔
Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)
唔
Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)
唔
Renhua (Zhoutian)
唔
Renhua (Shitang)
不 , 唔
Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)
唔
Dialectal synonyms of
不到 (“cannot (particle)”)
See also
( interrogative particle ) 未 (wèi ), 嗎 / 吗 (ma ), 否 (fǒu )
Compounds
Descendants
→ Peranakan Indonesian: bo
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
無
Only used in 南無 / 南无 (nāmó ).
Compounds
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 無 – see 冇 (“to not have ; to not exist ; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 冇 ).
Further reading
Japanese
Kanji
無
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji )
nothing
nothingness
none
nil
not
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 無 (MC mju ). The 呉音 ( goon ) , so likely an earlier borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
無( む ) • (mu )
nothing , nothingness
( Buddhism ) mu ; the null set : neither yes nor no (in response to a koan or other question that mistakenly assumes an affirmative or negative answer).
Descendants
Prefix
無( む ) • (mu- )
non- , un-
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 無 ( bu ) . The 漢音 ( kan'on ) , so likely a later borrowing.
Prefix
無( ぶ ) • (bu- )
non- , un-
References
Korean
Yakja (略字 , simplified cursive) form of 無.
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 無 (MC mju ). Recorded as Middle Korean 무 ( mwu ) (Yale : mwu ) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합 ) , 1576.
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
無 (eumhun 없을 무 ( eopseul mu ) )
hanja form? of 무 ( “ nothing ” )
hanja form? of 무 ( “ no ; non ” )
hanja form? of 무 ( “ ( Buddhism ) the null set : neither yes nor no (in response to a koan or a question that mistakenly assumes an affirmative or negative answer)” )
Compounds
Compounds
무기 (無機 , mugi , “inorganic ”)
무력 (無力 , muryeok , “powerlessness ”)
무명 (無名 , mumyeong , “nameless , anonymous , unsigned ; anonymity ”)
무식 (無識 , musik , “ignorance ”)
무용 (無用 , muyong , “futility ; uselessness ”)
무용지물 (無用之物 , muyongjimul , “useless thing ; a fifth wheel ”)
무의식 (無意識 , muuisik , “unconsciousness ”)
무인도 (無人島 , mu'indo , “uninhabited island ”)
무적 (無敵 , mujeok , “invincibility , matchlessness ”)
무척추 (無脊椎 , mucheokchu , “invertebracy ”)
무한 (無限 , muhan , “infinity ”)
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
無 : Hán Việt readings: vô [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] , mô [ 2]
無 : Nôm readings: vô [ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 5] , mô [ 2] [ 6] [ 4]
chữ Hán form of vô ( “ without ; -less ; un- ” ) .
Compounds
References