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Originally, it was used as a phonetic loan from 母 (mother). In bronze inscriptions (金文 jinwen), 母 was sometimes used in the sense of 毋. Around the Warring States period, 毋 diverged from 母 as a distinct character. In some Min languages, which have long had their own independent development, 毋 is still used for negation.

#72 — day, sun

#73 — to say, to speak

#74 — month, moon

#75 — tree, wood, wooden

#76 — yawn, deficiency

#77 — to stop, to cease, to halt

#78 — bare bones, the bones remaining after the meat has been cut away, bad

#79 — shu (an ancient Chinese weapon), a spear without a blade, a club

#80 — do not, don't, do not do, do not eat

#81 — to compare, to be side by side, to cling, to conspire, to connect

#82 — hair, fur

#83 — lineage, surname, clan

#84 — energy, air, vital force

#85 — water

#86 — fire, heat

#87 — nail, claw

#88 — father, elder member of the family

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毋

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