wàng

to forget; to overlook; to neglect

Radical: 心 HSK 1 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

忘 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 忘

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 忘.

健忘
jiàn wàng
absent-minded
善忘
shàn wàng
forgetful
忘八
wàng bā
忘却
wàng què
to forget (esp. in writing)
忘怀
wàng huái
to forget
忘性
wàng xìng
忘恩
wàng ēn
忘情
wàng qíng
unmoved
忘我
wàng wǒ
selflessness
忘掉
wàng diào
to forget
忘本
wàng běn
忘机
wàng jī

Related characters (radical 心)

Characters that share the radical .

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