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無
wú
Character Formation
Definition negative, no, not; lack, have no
Formation
Method
  1. (象形) Pictographic. Picture of a dancer holding something in each hand.
  2. (假借) Phonetic Loan. Original form of 舞.
Simplification
Method
Simplified form is 无. Created as generic character simplification #110 (無 » 无)
Character Decomposition
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