When the formation data identifies 毋 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
毋
Radical 80 of 214 · 4 strokes
Do not
wú
Unicode uses 毋 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is do not; not; surname; rad. 80. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
3 course characters9 character–word links
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
Character index
3 course characters
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每měieach, everyDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a woman (母) with a hairpin in her hair. In ancient China, women of marriagable age wore a hairpin. Based on the original meaning "young woman" The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- 母Pictographic componentmother
- Category radical
- 毋 do not
- Visual structure
- 母
HSK words with 每1 word in this course
母mǔmother; female elders; femaleDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a woman kneeling, with two dots representing the two nipples that mothers use to feed their young.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 毋 do not
- Visual structure
- Not available
HSK words with 母5 words in this course
毒dúpoison, venom; drug, narcoticDetails+
semantic formation
Formation: Depicts a plant (屮) that is wicked (毐), i.e. a poisonous plant.
- 屮Semantic componentsprout
- 毐Semantic componentpervert; immoral; wicked person
- Category radical
- 毋 do not
- Visual structure
- 龶 + 母
HSK words with 毒3 words in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.