Meaning
to forget; to overlook; to neglect
Chinese: 忘记、忽略、疏忽。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wang” becomes a different word in each tone. 忘 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 忘记wàng jìto forget
- 难忘nán wàngunforgettable
- 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book
- 遗忘yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
- 忘掉wàng diàoto forget
More Words
Example Sentence
我忘记带作业了。Wǒ wàng jì dài zuò yè le.I forgot to bring my homework.
我WǒI忘记wàng jìto forget带dàiband作业zuò yèschool assignment了le(completed action)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
亡 (to lose) over 心 (heart): the heart lets something slip away. It means ‘to forget’.
A way to remember it
Loss sitting on the heart — forgotten.
Easy to confuse with
- 忙‘Busy’: the same 亡 and heart, but the heart is on the LEFT (忄), giving ‘busy’.