没 Stroke Order — How to Write 没
没 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
没 Radical and Character Components
没 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 殳 indicates the sound.
Radical: 氵 + 4 more strokes
没 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- méi
- mò
Meanings of 没 in Chinese
1
méi没
not; have not
我没钱了。
I have no money.
(used before a verb) not yet
他还没来。
He hasn't come yet.
not as good as; less than
他没我高。
He is not as tall as me.
2
mò没
sink; submerge
洪水没过了村庄。
The flood submerged the village.
end; disappear; die
他的生命没于战火。
His life ended in the flames of war.
confiscate; appropriate
赃物被没收了。
The stolen goods were confiscated.
Common Words and Phrases with 没
1
Groundless, baseless (e.g., of rumors or statements); or exaggerated, limitless (e.g., of boasts or descriptions).
他讲故事总是没边儿，把小事情都夸大成惊天动地的大事。
He always exaggerates when telling stories, blowing small matters out of proportion into earth-shattering events.
2
all one's life; for life
我对恩师的教诲没齿难忘
I will never forget my esteemed teacher's teachings for the rest of my life.
3
to remember for the rest of one's life
老师的谆谆教诲，我将没齿不忘。
I will never forget the teacher's earnest teachings as long as I live.
4
unpromising, good-for-nothing
他总是沉迷于游戏，对学习一点兴趣都没有，这样下去将来会没出息的
He is always addicted to games and has no interest in studying at all; if he continues like this, he will be good-for-nothing in the future.
5
to be at a loss for words
当她突然问我那个问题时，我一下子就没词儿了。
When she suddenly asked me that question, I was immediately at a loss for words.
6
not much; not many; little; brief
今天的作业没多少，我很快就能完成。
There isn't much homework today, I can finish it quickly.
7
Unable to do anything about it; helpless; there's no way.
这个问题太复杂了，我们一时半会儿真没法儿解决。
This problem is too complex, we really have no way to solve it in a short time.
8
It's alright; never mind; no problem.
你不小心打翻了牛奶，没关系，我来收拾。
You accidentally spilled the milk. It doesn't matter, I'll clean it up.
9
Beyond help or recovery; hopeless; incurable.
他的旧手机已经完全坏了，工程师说彻底没救了。
His old phone is completely broken; the engineer said it's totally beyond repair.
10
to have no time; to be busy
对不起，我最近工作太忙了，实在没空儿陪你出去玩。
Sorry, I've been too busy with work lately, I really don't have time to go out and play with you.
11
12
To feel too ashamed to face others; to be disgraced.
他竟然做出这种事，真是太没脸了，以后再也抬不起头来了。
He actually did such a thing; he's truly shameless and will never be able to hold his head high again.
13
Shameless or brazen, showing no sense of shame.
他竟然为了自己的利益，当众撒谎，真是个没脸没皮的人。
He actually lied in public for his own benefit, truly a shameless person.
More words with 没
- yān淹mò没submerge, inundate
- chén沉mò没sink, sinking
- fù覆mò没destroyed, annihilated
- jìn浸mò没to immerse or submerge in a liquid
- mái埋mò没bury, submerge
- rǔ辱mò没disgrace, dishonor
- tūn吞mò没engulf, swallow up
- yān湮mò没submerge, engulf
- gǔ汩méi没submerge, sink
- jí籍mò没confiscate property, confiscation
- lù戮mò没Annihilated, Destroyed
- lún沦mò没be lost, perish
- mèi昧mò没Veiled; obscure; unclear
- miè灭mò没Perish, Die out
- mǐn泯mò没Vanish, Die out
- yǐn隐mò没To sink, To disappear
- méi没rén人No one, Nobody
- méi没yǒu有No, Don't have
- xiāng相chū出mò没appear and disappear
- chū出mò没frequent, haunt
Idioms with 没
- mò没chǐ齿nán难wàng忘unforgettable for life
- mò没chǐ齿wú无yuàn怨no complaints until death
- méi没dà大méi没xiǎo小disrespectful to elders or superiors
- méi没ér而bù不xiǔ朽perish but not decay
- méi没fǎ法nài奈hé何to have no alternative
- méi没gēn根méi没jù据groundless, without basis or evidence
- méi没jì计nài奈hé何at one's wit's end
- méi没jīn斤méi没liǎng两lacking a sense of proportion
- méi没jīng精dǎ打cǎi采lacking spirit and vigor
- méi没jīng精dǎ打cǎi彩listless and dispirited
- méi没kě可nài奈hé何have no alternative
- méi没lǐ里méi没wài外indiscreet in speech or action
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Open the tool →Questions about 没
What does 没 mean in Chinese?
没 (méi) means “not” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 没?
没 has 2 pronunciations: méi, mò.
How many strokes does 没 have?
没 has 7 strokes.
How do you write 没?
没 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 没?
The radical of 没 is 氵, and 没 is a phono-semantic compound.