勿 wù do not

Made up of [勹 bāo wrap radical 20, 丿 piě 'slash' radical 4]
Used as component 勿 in :易 yì ; 物 wù
Made with 4 strokes.

An ancient pictogram denoting a flag or alternatively scraps cut off with a knife, link to meaning 'do not' has been lost

Ancient small seal form Small seal

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Also uses 勹 bāo component: 包 bāo (to cover) 狗 gǒu (dog) ; 曷 hé (why) ; 句 jù (sentence) ; 葡 pú (grape) ; 勺 sháo (spoon) ; 萄 táo (grapes)
Also uses 丿 piě component: 必 bì (certainly) 弟 dì (younger brother) ; 乎 hū (at) ; 久 jiǔ (long time) ; 九 jiǔ (nine) ; 乐 lè (music) ; 么 me (what) ; 乃 nǎi (to be) ; 年 nián (year) ; 少 shǎo (less) ; 生 shēng (produce) ; 失 shī (to lose) ; 戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) ; 午 wǔ (noon) ; 义 yì (justice) ; 之 zhī (him) ; 族 zú (clan)

Sounds same

戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) ; 务 wù (affair) ; 物 wù (thing)

Different tone

乌 wū (crow) ; 屋 wū (house) ; 无 wú (not to have) ; 五 wǔ (five) ; 午 wǔ (noon) ; 武 wǔ (martial)

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Pronunciation

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