勿 wù do not
Made up of [勹 bāo wrap radical 20, 丿 piě 'slash' radical 4]Used as component 勿 in :易 yì ; 物 wù
Made with 4 strokes.
An ancient pictogram denoting a flag or alternatively scraps cut off with a knife, link to meaning 'do not' has been lost
Ancient small seal form 
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Also uses 勹 bāo component: 包 bāo (to cover) 狗 gǒu (dog) 曷 hé (why) 句 jù (sentence) 葡 pú (grape) 勺 sháo (spoon) 萄 táo (grapes)
Also uses 丿 piě component: 必 bì (certainly) 弟 dì (younger brother) 乎 hū (at) 久 jiǔ (long time) 九 jiǔ (nine) 乐 lè (music) 么 me (what) 乃 nǎi (to be) 年 nián (year) 少 shǎo (less) 生 shēng (produce) 失 shī (to lose) 戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) 午 wǔ (noon) 义 yì (justice) 之 zhī (him) 族 zú (clan)
Sounds same
戊 wù (fifth (ordinal)) 务 wù (affair) 物 wù (thing)Different tone
乌 wū (crow) 屋 wū (house) 无 wú (not to have) 五 wǔ (five) 午 wǔ (noon) 武 wǔ (martial)Pronunciation
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