Character etymology for Elementary - Keys, Wallet, Phone 忘
mandarinboy
September 14, 2008, 05:18 AM posted in General Discussion
This weeks last character from "keys,Wallet,Phone" is 忘 Character: 忘 Traditional form: 忘 Pinyin: wàng
Meaning: to forget; to overlook; to neglect
Frequency: 1111
Strokes: 6
Decomposition:
亡 wáng(lose,perish) + 心 xīn (heart)
Radical part: 心
Alternative forms of radical: 心忄
Radical meaning: xīn,heart
Stroke animation: (the strokes are drawn the direction the picture is tipping)
Etymology:
心 xīn (heart) suggests the meaning while 亡 wáng (lose,perish) provides the sound. The old form of the phonetic 亡 represents a man (亠 tóu, head) entering an concealment (乚 yǐn, hidden, secret; to conceal)and the meaning where to disappear or to perish. The 心 xīn ceases to act 亡 wáng = to forget.
Link to nciku usage of the character 忘(examples, sound etc)
Example words:
忘 wàng to forget / to overlook / to neglect 难忘 nán wàng unforgettable 忘我 wàng wǒ selflessness 永志不忘 yǒng zhì bù wàng never to be forgotten 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (成语 saw) 遗忘 yí wàng to become forgotten / to forget 健忘症 jiàn wàng zhèng amnesia
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