没(méi)

HSK 17 strokesTrad. 沒
Readingsméimò

(negative prefix for verbs) have not

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Character information

Pinyin
méi / mò
Meaning
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
沒

Origin & structure

Where 没 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵殳

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 殳 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ殳shū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 没 step by step

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

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Words with 没

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

méi没shì事ér儿
HSK 1

to have spare time

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méi没shén什me么
HSK 1

it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind

Open 没什么 page →
cóng从méi没
HSK 6

never (in the past)

Open 从没 page →
yǒu有méi没yǒu有
HSK 6

(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?

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mái埋mò没
HSK 7-9

to engulf

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méi没jìn劲
HSK 7-9

to have no strength

Open 没劲 page →
méi没wán完méi没liǎo了
HSK 7-9

without end

Open 没完没了 page →
chū出mò没

to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen); (of a ghost) to haunt (a pla…

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事儿什么从有埋劲

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