not

(wu2)

Radical no. 71 · 4 strokes (71 部首 · 4 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.

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