Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 亡 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
忘
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
忘
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
忘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
忘
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
忘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
忘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
忘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
忘
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
忘
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
忘 [wàng]
to forget; to overlook; to neglect
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
忘 すえざき
Suezaki unclassified name
忘 ほうさか
Housaka unclassified name
忘 ほうざか
Houzaka unclassified name
忘 まつざき
Matsuzaki unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (95)
忘记 [wàngjì] #858
to forget
忘记 [wàngjì] #858
to forget
难忘 [nánwàng] #5,183
unforgettable
难忘 [nánwàng] #5,183
unforgettable
遗忘 [yíwàng] #5,144
to become forgotten
遗忘 [yíwàng] #5,144
to become forgotten
忘掉 [wàngdiào] #3,373
to forget
备忘录 [bèiwànglù] #8,687
memorandum
备忘录 [bèiwànglù] #8,687
memorandum
忘却 [wàngquè] #10,173
to forget
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JAPANESE WORDS (71)
⭐ 忘れる [わすれる] #237
to forget
⭐ 忘れ物 [わすれもの] #6,533
lost article
我を忘れる [われをわすれる] #13,523
to forget oneself
忘れ去る [わすれさる] #14,239
to forget completely
言い忘れる [いいわすれる] #14,452
to forget to say
⭐ 忘却 [ぼうきゃく] #15,572
lapse of memory
忘れかける [わすれかける] #19,061
to start forgetting
置き忘れる [おきわすれる] #23,170
to leave behind
忘れもしない [わすれもしない] #30,901
unforgettable
忘れ形見 [わすれがたみ] #37,365
memento (from a dead person)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)