无
- 105th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
- 1 dictionary entry
- Appears in 644 words
- Component in 15 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. wú (wu2)-less • not to have • no • none • not • to lack • un-
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 无 wú (wu2)The component 尢 is pronounced as 'wāng' (wang1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 无 wú (wu2)The component 无 is pronounced as 'wú' (wu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Example Words
Common
wú nài (wu2 nai4)helpless • without choice • for lack of better option • grudgingly • willy-nilly • nolens volens • abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
Uncommon
yī shì wú chéng (yi1 shi4 wu2 cheng2)to have achieved nothing • to be a total failure • to get nowhere
yī wú suǒ yǒu (yi1 wu2 suo3 you3)not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking • without two sticks to rub together
yī wú suǒ zhī (yi1 wu2 suo3 zhi1)not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant • without an inkling
wèn xīn wú kuì (wen4 xin1 wu2 kui4)lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
huí wèi wú qióng (hui2 wei4 wu2 qiong2)leaving a rich aftertaste • (fig.) memorable • lingering in memory
ān rán wú yàng (an1 ran2 wu2 yang4)safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) • to live to fight another day
liáo liáo wú jǐ (liao2 liao2 wu2 ji3)just a very few (idiom); tiny number • not many at all • You count them on your fingers.
rěn wú kě rěn (ren3 wu2 ke3 ren3)more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience • the last straw
zhàn wú bù shèng (zhan4 wu2 bu4 sheng4)to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible • to succeed in every undertaking
wú lí tóu (wu2 li2 tou2)silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
wú kě nài hé (wu2 ke3 nai4 he2)have no way out • have no alternative • abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
wú kě jiù yào (wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4)lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable • incorrigible • beyond redemption
wú cháng (wu2 chang2)variable • changeable • fickle • impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) • ghost taking away the soul after death • to pass away • to die
wú cóng (wu2 cong2)not to have access • beyond one's authority or capability • sth one has no way of doing
wú suǒ shì shì (wu2 suo3 shi4 shi4)to have nothing to do • to idle one's time away (idiom)
wú suǒ shì cóng (wu2 suo3 shi4 cong2)not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
wú jū wú shù (wu2 ju1 wu2 shu4)free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered • unbuttoned • without care or worries
wú qī (wu2 qi1)unspecified period • in the indefinite future • no fixed time • indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
wú jí (Wu2 ji2)Wuji county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊地區|石家庄地区[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 di4 qu1], Hebei • The Promise (name of film by Chen Kaige)
wú jí (wu2 ji2)everlasting • unbounded
wú lǐ qǔ nào (wu2 li3 qu3 nao4)to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
wú ài (wu2 ai4)without inconvenience • unimpeded • unhindered • unobstructed • unfettered • unhampered
wú qióng wú jìn (wu2 qiong2 wu2 jin4)vast and limitless (idiom); endless span of time • no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end
wú jīng dǎ cǎi (wu2 jing1 da3 cai3)dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless • in low spirits • washed out
wú yuán (wu2 yuan2)to have no opportunity • no way (of doing sth) • no chance • no connection • not placed (in a competition) • (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
wú shēng wú xī (wu2 sheng1 wu2 xi1)wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking • taciturn • not providing any news
wú jiàn (wu2 jian4)very close • no gap between them • continuously • unbroken • hard to separate • indistinguishable
dú yī wú èr (du2 yi1 wu2 er4)unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled • nothing compares with it
dāng zhī wú kuì (dang1 zhi1 wu2 kui4)fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
bǎi wú liáo lài (bai3 wu2 liao2 lai4)bored to death (idiom) • bored stiff • overcome with boredom
mù zhōng wú rén (mu4 zhong1 wu2 ren2)to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters • condescending • to go about with one's nose in the air
yì wú fǎn gù (yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4)honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back • no surrender • to pursue justice with no second thoughts
sì wú jì dàn (si4 wu2 ji4 dan4)absolutely unrestrained • unbridled • without the slightest scruple
ruò wú qí shì (ruo4 wu2 qi2 shi4)as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly • nonchalantly
xū wú piǎo miǎo (xu1 wu2 piao3 miao3)unreal • illusory • imaginary • vague and with nothing in it
yǔ wú lún cì (yu3 wu2 lun2 ci4)incoherent speech • to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom)
yáo yáo wú qī (yao2 yao2 wu2 qi1)far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
tǐ wú wán fū (ti3 wu2 wan2 fu1)lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted
mò mò wú wén (mo4 mo4 wu2 wen2)obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation • a nobody • an unknown quantity