忘 wàng — forget · English

忘

wàng

forget

At a glance · 忘

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

忘字小篆从心亡声，为形声字；本义为忘记、遗漏。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

忘本义为遗忘、忘记。

Structure

形声字，下部『心』为意符表记忆，上部『亡』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinwàng

Radical心

Strokes7

UnicodeU+5FD8

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English forget Wang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to forget.

Français oublier Wang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant oublier.

Español olvidar Wang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa olvidar.

العربية ينسى وانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني النسيان.

Русский забывать Ван — фоносемантический знак, означающий забывать.

Common words

忘记wàng jìforget
遗忘yí wàngforget

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