弗
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Meaning: not
💡 Think of a bow (弓) with two arrows crossed out: 'not' allowed to shoot.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a bustling Beijing market, a vendor shakes his head, saying '弗要' (fú yào) to a customer trying to bargain—'not want' that price. 弗 (fú) is a classical negation meaning 'not', often used in ancient texts and modern formal terms like 弗洛伊德 (Fúluòyīdé, Freud) and 不 (bù) is more common in daily speech.
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