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1.

Animated Stroke Order 物

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 物 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 物

物 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

物

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 物

物 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 物

Living beings and creatures

Words for living things or creatures.

动物 • dòng wù • animals • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 物

动物园 • dòng wù yuán • zoo

HSK 3.0 · L3

dòng动

wù

7.

Example Sentences

Dòng动

wù物

yuán园

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō

Information

Pinyinwù

Meaningthing, object, matter

Strokes8

Radical牜

Traditional物

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#546

Zhuyinㄨˋ

UnicodeU+7269

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A cow (牛) with a plow (勿) — originally meaning colorful cattle, now general things.

dòng动

wù物

animals

植物 • zhí wù • plants • HSK 4

HSK 4

zhí植

wù物

plants

宠物 • chǒng wù • pet • HSK 5

HSK 5

chǒng宠

wù物

pet

Objects and abstract things

Words for tangible items or intangible concepts.

礼物 • lǐ wù • gift; present • HSK 3

HSK 3

lǐ礼

wù物

gift; present

食物 • shí wù • food • HSK 5

HSK 5

shí食

wù物

food

事物 • shì wù • thing; object • HSK 5

HSK 5

shì事

wù物

thing; object

物

yuán园

zoo

购物 • gòu wù • shopping

HSK 4

gòu购

wù物

shopping

人物 • rén wù • character; figure; personage

HSK 5

rén人

wù物

character; figure; personage

物业 • wù yè • property [real estate]

HSK 6

wù物

yè业

property [real estate]

物价 • wù jià • (commodity) prices

HSK 3.0 · L5

wù物

jià价

(commodity) prices

物品 • wù pǐn • articles; goods

HSK 3.0 · L5

wù物

pǐn品

articles; goods

多

kě可

ài爱

de的

dòng动

wù物

。

There are many cute animals in the zoo.

wǒ我

shōu收

dào到

le了

yí一

fèn份

tè特

bié别

de的

shēng生

rì日

lǐ礼

wù物

。

I received a special birthday gift.

jié节

yuē约

wù物

lì力

shì是

kě可

chí持

xù续

fā发

zhǎn展

de的

zhòng重

yào要

yuán原

zé则

zhī之

yī一

。

Conserving material resources is one of the key principles of sustainable development.

jǐng警

chá察

zài在

fàn犯

zuì罪

xiàn现

chǎng场

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

zhòng重

yào要

de的

zhèng证

wù物

。

The police found important evidence at the crime scene.

qǐng请

bǎo保

guǎn管

hǎo好

nǐ你

de的

gè个

rén人

wù物

pǐn品

。

Please take good care of your personal items.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "wu".

巫wūView details
坞wùentrenchment, bank, low wall
蜈wúcentipede
吾wúi, my, our; resist, impede
唔wúhold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) not, negation
毋wúdo not; not; surname; rad. 80

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "牜".

特tèspecial, unique, or distinct
牲shēngsacrificial animal; domestic animal
牧mùto herd, tend livestock
牡mǔmale (of animals)
牺xīsacrificial animal

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