毋
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Originally written and pronounced the same as 母 (mother). Later it was slightly altered so the two characters could be distinguished.
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Historical Evolution
毋
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
毋 [Wú]
surname Wu
毋 [wú]
(literary) no; don't; to not have; nobody
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
宁缺毋滥 [nìngquēwúlàn] #35,995
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁缺毋滥 [nìngquēwúlàn] #35,995
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
毋庸 [wúyōng] #36,819
no need for
毋宁 [wúnìng] #60,198
not as good as
毋宁 [wúnìng] #60,198
not as good as
少安毋躁 [shǎo'ānwúzào] #61,007
keep calm, don't get excited
不自由，毋宁死 [bùzìyóu, wúnìngsǐ]
give me liberty or give me death
不自由，毋宁死 [bùzìyóu, wúnìngsǐ]
give me liberty or give me death
卑之，毋甚高论 [bēizhī, wúshèngāolùn]
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
卑之，毋甚高论 [bēizhī, wúshèngāolùn]
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
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