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)
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Question 1 of 2
Which radical is the main radical of 旡?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.