物 wù thing; object; matter
Made up of [牛 niú ox; cow; bull radical 93, 勿 wù do not ]Made with 8 strokes.
Here 'ox' is an example of a 'thing' and the right part is the phonetic 'wu'
Related characters
Also uses 勿 wù component: 易 yì (easy)
Sounds same
勿 wù (do not) ; 戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) ; 务 wù (affair)Different tone
乌 wū (crow) ; 屋 wū (house) ; 无 wú (not to have) ; 五 wǔ (five) ; 午 wǔ (noon) ; 武 wǔ (martial)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
物极必反 wù jí bì fǎn Things will turn around in the opposite direction when they reach the highest point别无长物 bié wú cháng wù In great poverty, possessing nothing other than the bare essentials.
空洞无物 kōng dòng wú wù Empty and devoid of worthwhile content. Usually applied to poor writing that is devoid of meaning.
物以类聚 wù yǐ lèi jù People tends to form groups with like-minded individuals.
玩物丧志 wán wù sàng zhì Spending too much time on trivia. Excessive attention to detail. Losing the big picture.