物

wù

thing, substance, creature

How to write 物, stroke by stroke

(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

Pictophonetic: semantic 牛 (ox), phonetic 勿

Made of 牛 + 勿

食物shí wùfood
动物dòng wùanimal
礼物lǐ wùgift; present
怪物guài wumonster; freak; eccentric person
生物shēng wùorganism; living creature; life form; biological
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
事物shì wùthing; object
药物yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug
植物zhí wùplant; vegetation
废物fèi wùrubbish; waste material; useless person
博物馆bó wù guǎnmuseum
猎物liè wùprey; quarry

我从来没喜欢过生物学。
wǒ cóng lái méi xǐ huan guò shēng wù xué 。
I never liked biology.
我不能接受你的礼物。
wǒ bù néng jiē shòu nǐ de lǐ wù 。
I cannot accept your gift.
你怎么在太空里找到食物？
nǐ zěn me zài tài kōng lǐ zhǎo dào shí wù ？
How do you find food in outer space?
我昨天去了动物园。
wǒ zuó tiān qù le dòng wù yuán 。
I went to the zoo yesterday.
我以为你喜欢学习新事物。
wǒ yǐ wéi nǐ xǐ huan xué xí xīn shì wù 。
I thought you liked to learn new things.