物 wù thing
thing; object; matter
怎么记住“物”: 牜 cow + 勿 don’t = thing. The cow sniffs the tourist's bright yellow hat, the farmer shouts "Don't eat that", but the cow has already swallowed the whole thing.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
物 = 牜 cow + 勿 don’t
- 牜 cow meaning
- 勿 don’t sound
The cow sniffs the tourist's bright yellow hat, the farmer shouts "Don't eat that", but the cow has already swallowed the whole thing.
How it came to be
In the oldest form, the cow gives the meaning and the other part the sound.
用法
- General word-element for "thing/object/matter." 东西 (dōngxi) is the spoken "thing"; 物 lives in compounds: 动物 (dòngwù) animal, 植物 (zhíwù) plant, 食物 (shíwù) food.
- 礼物 (lǐwù) = gift/present, 购物 (gòuwù) = shopping (购物中心 mall).
- 人物 (rénwù) = a (notable) figure or a character in a story, not just "a person." 事物 (shìwù) = things/matters in the abstract.
含“物”的词语
- 礼物lǐwùgiftHSK 3
- 动物dòngwùanimalHSK 3
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzooHSK 3
- 购物gòuwùgo shoppingHSK 4
- 植物zhíwùplantHSK 4
- 食物shíwùfoodHSK 4
- 事物shìwùthingHSK 5
- 人物rénwùpersonHSK 5
- 博物馆bówùguǎnmuseumHSK 5
- 宠物chǒngwùhouse petHSK 5
- 物业wùyèpropertyHSK 5
- 物价wùjiàpricesHSK 5
- 物品wùpǐnarticlesHSK 5
- 物理wùlǐphysicsHSK 5
- 物质wùzhìmatterHSK 5
- 生物shēngwùorganismHSK 5
- 药物yàowùmedicamentsHSK 5
- 货物huòwùgoodsHSK 5
- 万物wànwùall thingsHSK 6
- 建筑物jiànzhùwùbuildingHSK 6
- 文物wénwùcultural relicHSK 6
- 物体wùtǐobjectHSK 6
- 财物cáiwùpropertyHSK 6
- 作物zuòwùcropHSK 7
- 实物shíwùmaterial objectHSK 7
- 微生物wēishēngwùmicroorganismHSK 7
- 怪物guàiwumonsterHSK 7
- 物力wùlìphysical resourcesHSK 7
- 物流wùliúdistribution (business)HSK 7
- 物种wùzhǒngspeciesHSK 7
- 物色wùsèto look forHSK 7
- 物证wùzhèngmaterial evidenceHSK 7
- 物资wùzīgoodsHSK 7
- 读物dúwùreading materialHSK 7
- 产物chǎnwùproductHSK 8
- 刊物kānwùpublicationHSK 8
- 吉祥物jíxiángwùmascotHSK 8
- 废物fèiwùrubbishHSK 8
- 物美价廉wùměi-jiàliángood quality and cheapHSK 9
- 猎物lièwùpreyHSK 9
例句
- 他得到了礼物。 Tā dédàole lǐwù.He received a gift.
- 她接受了我的礼物。 Tā jiēshòule wǒ de lǐwù.She accepted my gift.
- 不能浪费食物。 Bù néng làngfèi shíwù.Don't waste your food.
- 这份礼物送给你。 Zhè fèn lǐwù sòng gěi nǐ.This gift is for you.