勿

wù

must not, do not; without, never

How to write 勿, stroke by stroke

do not

Ideographic: A knife 勹 cutting fragments 丿 off

Made of 勹 + 丿

请勿qǐng wùplease don't
切勿qiè wùby no means
请勿打扰qǐng wù dǎ rǎoplease do not disturb
格杀勿论gé shā wù lùn(idiom) to kill on sight (without fear of prosecution)
勿忘我wù wàng wǒforget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)
勿忘国耻wù wàng guó chǐNever forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
宁左勿右nìng zuǒ wù yòu(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁缺勿滥nìng quē wù lànsame as 宁缺毋滥
请勿吸烟qǐng wù xī yānNo smoking; Please do not smoke
非诚勿扰fēi chéng wù rǎoserious inquiries only
姑置勿论gū zhì wù lùn(idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
勿求人wù qiú rénsee 不求人

未经允许请勿进入这个房间。
wèi jīng yǔn xǔ qǐng wù jìn rù zhè ge fáng jiān 。
Don't enter the room without permission.
如有火警，切勿使用升降机。
rú yǒu huǒ jǐng ， qiè wù shǐ yòng shēng jiàng jī 。
In case of fire, do not use the lift.
请勿触碰展品。
qǐng wù chù pèng zhǎn pǐn 。
Do not touch the exhibits.
饭勿要盛得满得很。
fàn wù yào shèng dé mǎn dé hěn 。
Don't fill up your bowl with too much food.
事故发生时，敬勿使用电梯，请使用楼梯。
shì gù fā shēng shí ， jìng wù shǐ yòng diàn tī ， qǐng shǐ yòng lóu tī 。
In an emergency, use the stairway, not the elevator.