懂中文 Dong Chinese

唔

wú

hold in mouth

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 吾 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

吾 sound component

吾  Sound component

wú

  

I, me

Evolution

唔 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
唔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

唔  

wú

hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) not, negation; oh (expression of agreement or surprise); (Cantonese) not