無
no, none
無 depicts a gracefully dancing shaman holding feather ornaments. The original meaning of 無 was dance, but this sense was later replaced by the character 舞. In ancient times, dance was not pure entertainment but a ritual for communicating with the gods. The dancer regarded himself as the vessel and embodiment of the divine spirit in the human world. Therefore, 無 carries the meaning of emptiness or void, and is interpreted as “not having” or “nothing.”
Vocabulary of 無
- 無人 (unmanned)
- 無限 (unlimited)
- 虛無 (nothingness)
Classification
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fire6灰ash7災calamity7灶
stove8炎flame8炙broil8炒stir-fry9炳bright9炮roast9炸
explode9炭charcoal9炷
wick9灼luminous9炬
torch10烏crow10烤roast10烝rise10烕extinguish10烙bake10烈intense10烜brilliant12焚burn12然correct12焦burnt12無
no12煮cook13煤
coal13煌
bright13煓blaze13煥
brilliant13煩bother13煊warm13照shine14熒
glimmer14營
camp14熄quench14熏smoke14熔smelt14熊
bear15熯dry15熱hot15熛blaze16燊
blazing16燈lamp16燙scald16燃burn16燒
burn17燴braise17燥dry17燭candle17燮adjust18燼ashes18燻fumigate19爍bright