没 méi have not
Made up of [氵 shuǐ water radical 85, 殳 shū spear; club radical 79]Alternative traditional form of character: 沒
Made with 7 strokes.
May represent someone drowning - water and club and hence a negative connotation
Ancient small seal form
Related characters
Also uses 氵 shuǐ component: 波 bō (wave) 法 fǎ (law) ; 港 gǎng (harbor) ; 海 hǎi (sea) ; 汗 hàn (perspiration) ; 汉 hàn (chinese) ; 河 hé (river) ; 洪 hóng (flood) ; 湖 hú (lake) ; 活 huó (to live) ; 济 jì (to cross a river) ; 江 jiāng (river) ; 津 jīn (ferry crossing) ; 酒 jiǔ (wine) ; 满 mǎn (to fill) ; 泡 pào (bubble) ; 汽 qì (steam) ; 浅 qiǎn (shallow) ; 清 qīng (clear) ; 涉 shè (to wade) ; 洗 xǐ (to wash) ; 演 yǎn (to develop) ; 渔 yú (fishing) ; 泽 zé (pool) ; 治 zhì (to rule) ; 洲 zhōu (region)
Also uses 殳 shū component: 段 duàn (paragraph)
Different tone
美 měi (beautiful) ; 每 měi (each) ; 妹 mèi (younger sister)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
八字没一撇 bā zì méi yì piě You can't do everything on your own留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 liú dé qīng shān zài, bù pà méi chái shāo Do not despair, there is plenty of time and opportunity
没做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门 méi zuò kuī xīn shì, bù pà guǐ jiào mén If you have done nothing wrong, there is no worry over retribution
天下没有不散的宴席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí Good fortune can not last for ever
一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝 yī gè hé shang tiāo shuǐ hē, liǎng gè hé shang tái shuǐ hē, sān ge hé shang méi shuǐ hē Sometimes work is best done alone, a group may procrastinate without achieving anything
世上没有无缘无故的爱,也没有无缘无故的恨 shì shàng méi yǒu wú yuán wú gù de ài, yě méi yǒu wú yuán wú gù de hèn There is a reason behind all strong emotions
Phrases
没 有 méi yǒu Have not没 关 系 méi guān xì No problem