无

無
wú
HSK 4
#105 most
frequent character
-less, not to have, no, none, not
adjective
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

无 is a shorthand abbreviation of 無, and it first meant 'not; none'. From there it came to mean simply 'not'.

无 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

这个地方无聊极了。
zhègè dìfāng wúliáo jíle 。
This place is extremely boring.
他无声地离开了。
tā wúshēng dì líkāi le 。
He left without a sound.
我无奈地摇了摇头。
wǒ wúnài dì yáole yáo tóu 。
I shook my head helplessly.

Grammar Points

Expressing "no" (noun) "to" (verb) with "wu... ke..."
HSK 5
Expressing "related to..." with "you guan de"跟…有关和…有关

Same Characters, Different Readings

无mó
used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]

Words with similar meanings

没有méiyǒu
not have
使用更日常的表达，语感更强烈。
无可奈何wúkěnàihé
helpless
表示无能为力，有无奈感。

Homophones

吾wú
(old) I, my

Words Starting With 无

无聊wú liáo
nonsense; bored
无论wú lùn
no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
无奈wú nài
without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
无数wú shù
countless; numberless; innumerable
无从wú cóng
not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing

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