勿
wù
HSK 6
#2,558 most
frequent character
do not
adverb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
勿 began as a drawing of a knife with blood dripping from it, meaning 'to kill'. The knife is now 勹 and the blood drops form the rest of the shape. The word was later borrowed for its sound to mean 'do not' in formal writing.
Drawn as: knife; blood drops
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Example Sentences
请勿打扰我。
qǐng wù dǎrǎo wǒ 。
Please do not disturb me.
在这里请勿吸烟。
zài zhèlǐ qǐng wù xīyān 。
Please do not smoke here.
他让我勿忘记我的梦想。
tā ràng wǒ wù wàngjì wǒde mèngxiǎng 。
He asked me not to forget my dreams.
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