物

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

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

牛 meaning “ox” + 勿 sound ( wù )

Components 牛勿

thing · Heisig RSH #879

牛 cow + knot

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
分子生物学	fēn zǐ shēng wù xué	molecular biology
小人物	xiǎo rén wù	nonentity; a nobody
生物学	shēng wù xué	biology
生物学家	shēng wù xué jiā	biologist
生物化学家	shēng wù huà xué jiā	biochemist
生物化学	shēng wù huà xué	biochemistry
头面人物	tóu miàn rén wù	leading figure; bigwig
人物	rén wù	person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genr…
生物性	shēng wù xìng	biological
生物高分子	shēng wù gāo fēn zǐ	biopolymers
动物学	dòng wù xué	zoological; zoology
化学物	huà xué wù	chemicals
无机物	wú jī wù	inorganic compound
生物力学	shēng wù lì xué	biomechanics
生物	shēng wù	organism; living creature; life form; (attributive) biological; bio-
无物	wú wù	nothing; empty
动物性	dòng wù xìng	animacy
生物体	shēng wù tǐ	organism
生物气体	shēng wù qì tǐ	bio-gas
天体物理学家	tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué jiā	astrophysicist

Characters sharing the sound component 勿 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
勿 sound part	wù	must not, do not; without, never
忽	hū	suddenly, abruptly; to neglect
吻	wěn	to kiss; lips; coinciding
囫	hú	entire, whole
刎	wěn	to behead, to cut the throat
芴	wù	an edible wild plant
笏	hù	a tablet held by an overseer