Character Familiesleft / right

没méi, mò

not have; there is not; did not; has not yet; not as ... as

没 is the everyday negation — no, not yet, didn't; read mò, it sinks under water or means confiscated.

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left / right

ZDIC marks 会意 without naming the pieces; the water side gives the clue and the right piece is the archaic graph 殳.

left / right · 没

WHOLE CHARACTER

没méi, mò

not have; there is not; did not; has not yet; not as ... as

没 is the everyday negation — no, not yet, didn't; read mò, it sinks under water or means confiscated.

ZDIC marks 会意 without naming the pieces; the water side gives the clue and the right piece is the archaic graph 殳.

WATER-RELATED LEFT SIDE

氵shuǐ

water (as the source idea 水)

A component form of 水; not counted as a standalone character page.

In 没: water-related left side Shown as the water side; ZDIC names no parts for the modern form.

RIGHT-SIDE PIECE (THE ARCHAIC GRAPH 殳, AN OLD WEAPON)

殳shū

an ancient spear-like weapon

A dictionary graph; in 没 and 般 it is the right-side piece with roles kept limited.

In 没: right-side piece (the archaic graph 殳, an old weapon) An archaic graph kept as the right-side piece; no modern sound or meaning role is claimed.

méiTone 2
  • not have; there is not
  • did not; has not yet
  • not as ... as
  • 没有méiyǒunot have
  • 没关系méiguānxiit does not matter
mòTone 4
  • to sink; to submerge
  • to disappear; to vanish
  • to confiscate
  • to overflow; to rise above
  • 淹没yānmòto submerge; to drown out
  • 没收mòshōuto confiscate

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