⽆

not

wú (wu2)

Radical no. 71 · 4 strokes (第 71 部首 · 4 画 dì 71 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽆ (wú) — meaning: not, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictograph resembling a cluster of grapes or something hanging, expressing absence or emptiness. Through the evolution of pictographic script, it gradually became an abstract symbol for negation or non-existence.

Mnemonic: Picture a hanging bunch of grapes that is empty inside—that is the symbol for absence or not having.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 无wú

    not to have

    HSK 4

    4 strokes

  • 旡jì

    choke on something eaten

    4 strokes

  • 既jì

    already

    HSK 4

    9 strokes

  • 旣jì

    variant of 既[ji4]

    11 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.