物(wù)

HSK 28 strokes

(bound form) thing

Print a 物 worksheet PDFPractice writing 物

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wù
Meaning
(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 物 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰牛勿

In this compound, the meaning comes from 牛 (ox); 勿 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

牛niú勿wù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 物 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Words with 物

Common words using 物 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dòng动wù物
HSK 2

animal

Open 动物 page →
dòng动wù物yuán园
HSK 2

zoo

Open 动物园 page →
shì事wù物
HSK 4

thing; object; CL:个

Open 事物 page →
rén人wù物
HSK 5

person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, no…

Open 人物 page →
zuò作wù物
HSK 7-9

crop

Open 作物 page →
kān刊wù物
HSK 7-9

publication

Open 刊物 page →
rén仁mín民ài爱wù物

love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

Open 仁民爱物 page →
xìn信wù物

keepsake; token

Open 信物 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 物’s common words

动园事人作刊仁民

Ready to master 物?

Trace 物 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.

Practice 物 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 2 →