呒 meaning and stroke order
Unclear; an expletive
How to write 呒, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 呒
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- perplexed
- astonished
- dialectal equivalent of 沒有|没有[mei2 you3]
How 呒 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 无 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 呒
A mouth 口 next to 无 (wú, without) suggests a mouth left with nothing to say, the look of someone perplexed or astonished. 无 also hints at the sound and at the dialect meaning of "not have."
In standard Mandarin this character is rare. It shows up mostly in Wu dialects such as Shanghainese, where it is read m and means 没有 (méiyǒu, do not have). Example: 呒没 (m meq, Shanghainese) means "there is none."
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 呒 with 无 (wú) or 抚 (fǔ, to stroke). Look for the 口 on the left, which marks it as a sound or speech word. Also, 呒 is not a Mandarin replacement for 没有 in normal writing.
Questions about 呒
How many strokes are in 呒?
呒 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 呒 mean?
呒 (fǔ) means unclear; an expletive.
How do you pronounce 呒?
呒 is pronounced fǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 呒?
The radical of 呒 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 呒 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 呒?
The traditional form of 呒 is 嘸. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 呒 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 呒 have two pronunciations, fǔ and m?
The reading fǔ belongs to the older literary sense of being perplexed or astonished. The reading m is used when writing Wu dialect speech, where it stands for the local word for "not have."
Should I use 呒 in everyday Mandarin writing?
No. In standard Mandarin you would write 没有 (méiyǒu) or 没 (méi). You will mainly see 呒 in Shanghainese texts, dialect dialogue in novels, or song lyrics.