無

wú = w + Ø2

not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

无 = 一 + 𠂇 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: the philosopher Diogenes, who has nothing and wants nothing.

无 = 一 + 𠂇 + 乚 : Just inside the space station's entrance, Diogenes is annoyed by Willy Walrus, who's playing his flute. Diogenes just wants a peaceful time without being disturbed, so he cuts the flute into pieces with a pair of scissors, and threatens to beat Willy Walrus with a shovel should he annoy Diogenes again.

Mnemonic symbol: 無爲, wu2 wei2, the state of non-doing after having attained complete harmony with the Tao.

Willy Walrus (w) has attained Wu Wei (無) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), while from the outside it may seem like he is napping.

無 character breakdown

The character 無 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 無 as component

fǔ = fu + Ø3

to comfort / to console / to stroke / to caress / an old term for province or provincial governor

抚 = 扌 + 无 : Frieda Fox (fu) is very sad in the space station (Ø3). Diogenes (无) consoles (抚) her by stroking (抚) her back with a toy claw (扌).

wǔ = w + Ø3

to dance / to wield / to brandish

舞 = 無 + 舛 : Willy Walrus (w) is still in complete harmony with the Tao (無) as he is dancing in trance through the space station (Ø3)—until he mistakenly (舛) hits the lever starting the emergency protocol, having alarms go off and what not.

wú = w + Ø2

overgrown with weeds

wú = w + Ø2

variant of 蕪|芜[wu2]

wǔ = w + Ø3

small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda

fǔ = fu + Ø3

perplexed / astonished

dialectal equivalent of 沒有|没有[mei2 you3]

wǔ = w + Ø3

flatter / to please

hu̅ = hu + Ø1

arrogant / rude / to cover

wǔ = w + Ø3

disappointed / startled

wǔ = w + Ø3

(literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged; disappointed / (literary) startled

wú = w + Ø2

variant of 無|无[wu2]

wǔ = w + Ø3

variant of 無|无 / negative / none / without / apart from

wǔ = w + Ø3

river in Henan

wǔ = w + Ø3

vase / jar

Words with 無

not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant / without an inkling

not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together

to gain nothing / to end up empty-handed

not one good point / everything about it is wrong

to have achieved nothing / to be a total failure / to get nowhere

as far as the eye can see (idiom)

to advance courageously (idiom) / to press forward

to cover all at one glance (idiom) / a panoramic view

be plainly visible

to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)

not having any special skill / without any qualifications

lacking three key attributes (or at least one of them)

,

lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom) / fig. to be at the end of one's rope / to be trapped in a hopeless situation

gone without a trace

to have a sleepless night

totally unaffected / unimpressed

unheard of

person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income

enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff

product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location

Sentences with 無

無 currently does not appear in any sentence.