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Trad. 無
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(Bushou)		 无
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Composition
Strokes 4
Decomp. 一尢
Prononciation
Mandarin wú; mó
Entry Methods
Pinyin wu2; mo2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 MKU
一乂山
Sijiao 1041.0
Wubi FQV
CNS 11643 3-2169
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Results for 无
无 wú not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
无 mó used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
Results beginning with 无
无法 wú fǎ unable to / incapable of
无论 wú lùn no matter what or how / regardless of whether...
无关 wú guān unrelated / having nothing to do (with sth else)
无限 wú xiàn unlimited / unbounded
无线 wú xiàn wireless
无奈 wú nài to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately
无数 wú shù countless / numberless / innumerable
无聊 wú liáo bored / boring / senseless
无比 wú bǐ incomparable / matchless
无人 wú rén unmanned / uninhabited
无疑 wú yí undoubtedly / without doubt / for sure
无需 wú xū needless
无锡 Wú xī see 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2xi1 Shi4]
无力 wú lì powerless / lacking strength
无情 wú qíng pitiless / ruthless / merciless / heartless
无敌 wú dí unequalled / without rival / a paragon
无效 wú xiào not valid / ineffective / in vain
无形 wú xíng incorporeal / virtual / formless / invisible (assets) / intangible
无声 wú shēng noiseless / noiselessly / silent
无意 wú yì inadvertent / accidental / to have no intention of (doing sth)
无名 wú míng nameless / obscure
无辜 wú gū innocent / innocence / not guilty (law)
无不 wú bù none lacking / none missing / everything is there / everyone without exception
无须 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily
无可 wú kě can't
无尽 wú jìn endless / inexhaustible
无穷 wú qióng endless / boundless / inexhaustible
无处 wú chù nowhere
无言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say
无心 wú xīn unintentionally / not in the mood to
无知 wú zhī ignorant / ignorance
无边 wú biān without boundary / not bordered
无双 wú shuāng incomparable / matchless / unique
无助 wú zhù helpless / helplessness / feeling useless / no help
无缘 wú yuán 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
无从 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing
无用 wú yòng useless / worthless
无毒 wú dú harmless / innocuous / lit. not poisonous
无耻 wú chǐ without any sense of shame / unembarrassed / shameless
无视 wú shì to ignore / to disregard
无暇 wú xiá too busy / to have no time for / fully occupied
无能 wú néng incompetence / inability / incapable / powerless
无色 wú sè colorless
无罪 wú zuì innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime)
无私 wú sī selfless / unselfish / disinterested / altruistic
无味 wú wèi flavorless / unpalatable / odorless / dull / uninteresting
无偿 wú cháng free / no charge / at no cost
无常 wú cháng variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die
无赖 wú lài hoodlum / rascal / rogue / rascally / scoundrelly
无权 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority
无缝 wú fèng seamless
无量 wú liàng measureless / immeasurable
无损 wú sǔn to do no harm (to sth) / intact / (computing) lossless
无礼 wú lǐ rude / rudely
无谓 wú wèi pointless / meaningless / unnecessarily
无望 wú wàng without hope / hopeless / without prospects
无为 wú wéi the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire
无非 wú fēi only / nothing else
无误 wú wù verified / unmistaken
无故 wú gù without cause or reason
无端 wú duān for no reason at all
无上 wú shàng supreme
无理 wú lǐ irrational / unreasonable
无机 wú jī inorganic (chemistry)
无害 wú hài harmless
无妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother
无异 wú yì nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to
无几 wú jǐ very little / hardly any
无邪 wú xié without guilt
无遗 wú yí completely / fully / without omission
无际 wú jì limitless / boundless
无题 wú tí untitled
无间 wú jiàn very close / no gap between them / continuously / unbroken / hard to separate / indistinguishable
无序 wú xù disorderly / irregular / lack of order
无趣 wú qù dull / vapid / colorless
无码 wú mǎ unpixelated or uncensored (of video)
无益 wú yì no good / not good for / not beneficial
无瑕 wú xiá faultless / perfect
无业 wú yè unemployed / jobless / out of work
无我 wú wǒ anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self")
无菌 wú jūn sterile / aseptic
无水 wú shuǐ anhydrous (chemistry) / waterless / dehydrated
无性 wú xìng sexless / asexual (reproduction)
无碍 wú ài without inconvenience / unimpeded / unhindered / unobstructed / unfettered / unhampered
无价 wú jià invaluable / priceless
无愧 wú kuì to have a clear conscience / to feel no qualms / to be worthy of (sth)
无烟 wú yān nonsmoking (e.g. environment)
无垠 wú yín boundless / vast
无恙 wú yàng in good health
无道 wú dào tyrannical / brutal (regime)
无痛 wú tòng painless / pain-free
无底 wú dǐ bottomless
无物 wú wù nothing / empty
无期 wú qī unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
无缺 wú quē whole
无措 wú cuò helpless
无明 wú míng avidya (Buddhism) / ignorance / delusion
无利 wú lì no profit / not profitable / a hindrance / (to lend money) at no interest
无度 wú dù immoderate / excessive / not knowing one's limits
无毛 wú máo hairless
无着 Wú zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source
无着 wū zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source
无由 wú yóu to be unable (to do sth) / no reason to ... / without rhyme or reason
无虞 wú yú not to be worried about / all taken care of
无核 wú hé nonnuclear / seedless (botany)
无怪 wú guài No wonder! / not surprising
无成 wú chéng achieving nothing
无义 wú yì without meaning / nonsense / immoral / faithless
无稽 wú jī nonsense
无补 wú bǔ of no avail / not helping in the least
无庸 wú yōng variant of 毋庸[wu2 yong1]
无干 wú gān to have nothing to do with
无已 wú yǐ endlessly / to have no choice
无何 wú hé nothing else / soon / before long
无援 wú yuán without support / helpless
无轨 wú guǐ trackless
无冰 wú bīng ice-free
无猜 wú cāi unsuspecting / innocent and without apprehension
无翅 wú chì wingless
无棣 Wú dì Wudi county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
无颌 wú hé jawless (primitive fish)
无痕 wú hén traceless
无恒 wú héng to lack patience
无后 wú hòu (literary) to have no descendants / to have no son to continue one's lineage
无悔 wú huǐ to have no regrets
无货 wú huò out of stock / product unavailable
无极 wú jí everlasting / unbounded
无解 wú jiě to have no solution
无局 wú jú non-vulnerable (in bridge)
无籁 wú lài scoundrel
无禄 wú lù to be unsalaried / to be unfortunate / death
无脑 wú nǎo brainless
无宁 wú níng variant of 毋寧|毋宁[wu2 ning2]
无宁 wú nìng variant of 毋寧|毋宁[wu2 ning4]
无牌 wú pái unlicensed / unlabeled (goods)
无匹 wú pǐ incomparable / matchless / unrivalled
无品 wú pǐn fretless (stringed instrument)
无任 wú rèn extremely (pleased, grateful etc)
无似 wú sì extremely / unworthy (self-deprecatory term)
无糖 wú táng sugar free
无息 wú xī interest-free
无牙 wú yá toothless / (fig.) powerless / ineffectual / weak
无氧 wú yǎng anaerobic
无语 wú yǔ to remain silent / to have nothing to say / (coll.) speechless / dumbfounded
无爪 wú zhuǎ without claws / fig. powerless
无状 wú zhuàng insolence / insolent / ill-mannered
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无所谓 wú suǒ wèi to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be
无意中 wú yì zhōng accidentally / unintentionally / unexpectedly
无线电 wú xiàn diàn radio / wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio
无条件 wú tiáo jiàn unconditional
Approximate Results for 无
毫无 háo wú not in the least / to completely lack
有无 yǒu wú to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal
尚无 shàng wú not yet / not so far
全无 quán wú none / completely without
不无 bù wú not without
别无 bié wú to have no other... (used in fixed expressions)
虚无 xū wú nothingness
南无 nā mó Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2]
得无 dé wú (literary) isn't it that...?
了无 liǎo wú to completely lack / to have not even the slightest
三无 sān wú lacking three key attributes (or at least one of them)
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巨无霸 Jù wú bà giant / leviathan
大无畏 dà wú wèi utterly fearless
耍无赖 shuǎ wú lài to act shamelessly / to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval
半无限 bàn wú xiàn semi-infinite
e无障碍 ewú zhàng ài e-accessibility
毫无疑问 háo wú yí wèn certainty / without a doubt
独一无二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it
一无所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together
一无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all / completely ignorant
若无其事 ruò wú qí shì (idiom) as if nothing had happened / calm and composed / nonchalant
肆无忌惮 sì wú jì dàn absolutely unrestrained / unbridled / without the slightest scruple
有意无意 yǒu yì wú yì intentionally or otherwise
忍无可忍 rěn wú kě rěn more than one can bear (idiom) / at the end of one's patience / the last straw
默默无闻 mò mò wú wén obscure and unknown (idiom) / an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity
束手无策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
手足无措 shǒu zú wú cuò at a loss to know what to do (idiom) / bewildered
当之无愧 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) / entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
义无反顾 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts
别无选择 bié wú xuǎn zé to have no other choice
至高无上 zhì gāo wú shàng supreme / paramount / unsurpassed
史无前例 shǐ wú qián lì (idiom) unprecedented in history
万无一失 wàn wú yī shī surefire / absolutely safe (idiom)
一望无际 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom)
天衣无缝 tiān yī wú fèng lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom) / fig. flawless
走投无路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate
安然无恙 ān rán wú yàng safe and sound (idiom) / to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
绝无仅有 jué wú jǐn yǒu one and only (idiom) / rarely seen / unique of its kind
荡然无存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely / to vanish from the face of the earth
语无伦次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom)
回味无穷 huí wèi wú qióng to have a rich aftertaste / (fig.) memorable / to linger in one's memory
鸦雀无声 yā què wú shēng lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom) / not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
哑口无言 yǎ kǒu wú yán dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless / at a loss for words
寥寥无几 liáo liáo wú jǐ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
可有可无 kě yǒu kě wú not essential / dispensable
旁若无人 páng ruò wú rén to act as though there were nobody else present / unselfconscious / fig. without regard for others
一无是处 yī wú shì chù (idiom) not one good point / everything about it is wrong
相安无事 xiāng ān wú shì (idiom) to live together in harmony
完美无缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired
有惊无险 yǒu jīng wú xiǎn to be more scared than hurt (idiom) / to get through a daunting experience without mishap
一事无成 yī shì wú chéng to have achieved nothing / to be a total failure / to get nowhere
战无不胜 zhàn wú bù shèng (idiom) all-conquering / invincible
杂乱无章 zá luàn wú zhāng disordered and in a mess (idiom) / all mixed up and chaotic
遥遥无期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever
目中无人 mù zhōng wú rén 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
与世无争 yǔ shì wú zhēng (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
永无止境 yǒng wú zhǐ jìng (idiom) without end / never-ending
风雨无阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine
平淡无奇 píng dàn wú qí ordinary and mediocre (idiom) / nothing to write home about
一览无余 yī lǎn wú yú to cover all at one glance (idiom) / a panoramic view
问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom) / with a clear conscience
有增无减 yǒu zēng wú jiǎn to increase without letup / to get worse and worse (idiom)
亲密无间 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom) / intimate and nothing can come between
体无完肤 tǐ wú wán fū lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom) / fig. totally refuted
举世无双 jǔ shì wú shuāng unrivaled (idiom) / world number one / unique / unequaled
高枕无忧 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries
徒劳无功 tú láo wú gōng to work to no avail (idiom)
有恃无恐 yǒu shì wú kǒng secure in the knowledge that one has backing
责无旁贷 zé wú páng dài to be duty bound / to be one's unshirkable responsibility
于事无补 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful / useless
熟视无睹 shú shì wú dǔ to pay no attention to a familiar sight / to ignore
六神无主 liù shén wú zhǔ out of one's wits (idiom) / distracted / stunned
一往无前 yī wǎng wú qián to advance courageously (idiom) / to press forward
不学无术 bù xué wú shù without learning or skills (idiom) / ignorant and incompetent
厚颜无耻 hòu yán wú chǐ shameless
手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom) / unarmed and defenseless
漫无边际 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic
反复无常 fǎn fù wú cháng unstable / erratic / changeable / fickle
所向无敌 suǒ xiàng wú dí to be invincible / unrivalled
两小无猜 liǎng xiǎo wú cāi innocent playmates
暴露无遗 bào lù wú yí to lay bare / to come to light
有备无患 yǒu bèi wú huàn Preparedness averts peril. / to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
枯燥无味 kū zào wú wèi tedious / dreary
大公无私 dà gōng wú sī selfless / impartial
后患无穷 hòu huàn wú qióng it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
惨无人道 cǎn wú rén dào inhuman (idiom) / brutal and unfeeling
别无他法 bié wú tā fǎ there is no alternative
有名无实 yǒu míng wú shí lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) / exists only in name / nominal
暗无天日 àn wú tiān rì all black, no daylight (idiom) / a world without justice
愚昧无知 yú mèi wú zhī stupid and ignorant (idiom)
变化无常 biàn huà wú cháng (idiom) changeable / fickle
功德无量 gōng dé wú liàng no end of virtuous achievements (idiom) / boundless beneficence
有去无回 yǒu qù wú huí gone forever (idiom)
言而无信 yán ér wú xìn untrustworthy / not true to one's word
面无人色 miàn wú rén sè ashen-faced
互通有无 hù tōng yǒu wú (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance / to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls / to reciprocate with material assistance / to scratch each other's back
铁面无私 tiě miàn wú sī strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
荒无人烟 huāng wú rén yān desolate and uninhabited (idiom)
杳无音信 yǎo wú yīn xìn to have no news whatever
虚无主义 xū wú zhǔ yì nihilism
一望无垠 yī wàng wú yín to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
万寿无疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom) / long may you live
时日无多 shí rì wú duō time is limited (idiom)
劳而无功 láo ér wú gōng to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail
毫无二致 háo wú èr zhì there cannot be another one like it
徒劳无益 tú láo wú yì futile endeavor (idiom)
硕大无朋 shuò dà wú péng immense / enormous
大而无当 dà ér wú dàng grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
有始无终 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
心中无数 xīn zhōng wú shù to have no idea / to be unsure
师出无名 shī chū wú míng lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) / to act without justification
有口无心 yǒu kǒu wú xīn to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)
渺无人烟 miǎo wú rén yān remote and uninhabited (idiom) / deserted / God-forsaken
秋毫无犯 qiū háo wú fàn (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offense against civilians
言之无物 yán zhī wú wù (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight
一无所长 yī wú suǒ cháng not having any special skill / without any qualifications
水火无情 shuǐ huǒ wú qíng fire and flood have no mercy (idiom)
白璧无瑕 bái bì wú xiá impeccable moral integrity
百事无成 bǎi shì wú chéng to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
百无禁忌 bǎi wú jìn jì all taboos are off (idiom) / anything goes / nothing is taboo
百无聊赖 bǎi wú liáo lài (idiom) bored to death / bored stiff / overcome with boredom
别来无恙 bié lái wú yàng (literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
别无他物 bié wú tā wù nothing else
不无小补 bù wú xiǎo bǔ not be without some advantage / be of some help
苍白无力 cāng bái wú lì pale and feeble / powerless
茶饭无心 chá fàn wú xīn no heart for tea or rice (idiom) / melancholic and suffering / to have no appetite
出没无常 chū mò wú cháng to appear and disappear unpredictably
当世无双 dāng shì wú shuāng unequalled in his time
反脸无情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) / to turn against a friend
福无双至 fú wú shuāng zhì (idiom) blessings never come in pairs
俯仰无愧 fǔ yǎng wú kuì to have a clear conscience
攻其无备 gōng qí wú bèi see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]
孤立无援 gū lì wú yuán isolated and without help
毫无逊色 háo wú xùn sè not in the least inferior (idiom)
后会无期 hòu huì wú qī to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely
后继无人 hòu jì wú rén to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
荒诞无稽 huāng dàn wú jī ridiculous / unbelievable / absurd
荒唐无稽 huāng táng wú jī preposterous
荒淫无耻 huāng yín wú chǐ shameless
挥霍无度 huī huò wú dù extravagance / extravagant
祸福无常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
进退无路 jìn tuì wú lù to have no alternative (idiom)
金无足赤 jīn wú zú chì not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom) / no-one is perfect
举目无亲 jǔ mù wú qīn to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom) / not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world
空洞无物 kōng dòng wú wù empty cave, nothing there (idiom) / devoid of substance / nothing new to show
口说无凭 kǒu shuō wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
口无择言 kǒu wú zé yán to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom) / wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
愧悔无地 kuì huǐ wú dì ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
来去无踪 lái qù wú zōng come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom) / to come and leave without a trace
聊胜于无 liáo shèng yú wú better than nothing (idiom)
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